bekennen.
to confess, to avow, to profess (a belief, feeling, guilt, adherence to something)
Meaning & usage
to confess, to avow, to profess (a belief, feeling, guilt, adherence to something)
seine Liebe bekennen
seine Religion bekennen
to pledge oneself (to), to commit (to), to declare one's affiliation (with), to take a stand (on)
sich zu einer Religion bekennen
to pledge oneself (to), to commit (to), to declare one's affiliation (with), to take a stand (on) to claim responsibility (for)
Die Terrororganisation bekannte sich zu dem Anschlag.
to plead
Der Beklagte bekannte sich schuldig.
Where this word comes from
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.
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