bekennen

Significado (Inglês)

1. (irregular,transitive,weak) to confess, to admit
2. (irregular,transitive,weak) to bear witness, to avow
3. (irregular,reflexive,weak) to pledge oneself (to), to commit (to), to declare one's affiliation (with), to take a stand (on)
4. (irregular,reflexive,weak) to plead

Pronunciado como (IPA)

[bəˈkɛnən]

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle High German bekennen, from Old High German bikennen, from Proto-West Germanic *bikannijan. Equivalent to be- + kennen. Cognates include Dutch bekennen, and English and Scots beken.