own up

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

own up (third-person singular simple present owns up, present participle owning up, simple past and past participle owned up)

1. (idiomatic) to acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt or responsibility. Often used with to.

   Synonyms: fess up, come clean

   I'll own up: I glued your mouse to its mat.

   If you own up to breaking the glass, you'll be forgiven.

Translations

to confess

• French: confesser (fr), admettre (fr)
• Greek: παραδέχομαι (el) (paradéchomai)
• Mandarin: 承認犯錯／承认犯错, 承认犯错 (chéngrèn fàncuò), 認罪／认罪 (zh) (rènzuì), 认罪 (zh) (rènzuì)
• Polish: wkładać między bajki impf, włożyć między bajki (pl) pf
• Portuguese: confessar (pt), assumir (pt), confessar que (pt), admitir (pt)
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• Romanian: mărturisi (ro)
• Russian: признавать (ru) impf (priznavatʹ), принимать (ru) impf (prinimatʹ)
• Spanish: confesar (es)