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(unreg.)I v/t1. (offen gestehen: Sünden) confess (to); (Wahrheit, Schuld) admit, confess; (Fehler) admit; bekennen, etw. getan zu haben confess ( oder admit) to having done s.th.; Farbe bekennen fig. nail one’s colo(u)rs to the mast, put one’s cards on the table, come down on one or other side of the fence2. seinen Glauben bekennen profess one’s faithII v/refl: sich zu etw. bekennen zu einer Tat: confess to s.th.; zu einem Bombenanschlag etc.: admit ( oder claim) responsibility for s.th.; zu einem Glauben etc.: profess s.th.; sich zur Demokratie / zum Islam / zu einem Ideal bekennen profess one’s belief in democracy / Islam / one’s commitment to an ideal; sich zu seiner Vergangenheit bekennen acknowledge one’s past; sich zu jemandem bekennen stand by s.o.; (eintreten für) stand up for s.o.; sich als oder für schuldig bekennen admit one’s guilt, admit to being guilty* * *to avow; to confess* * *be|kẹn|nen ptp beka\#nnt [bə'kant] irreg1. vtto confess, to admit; Sünde to confess; Wahrheit to admit; (REL ) Glauben to bear witness to2. vrsich zum Christentum/zu einem Glauben/zu Jesus bekennen — to profess Christianity/a faith/one's faith in Jesus
sich zu jdm/etw bekennen — to declare one's support for sb/sth
* * *be·ken·nen *I. vt1. (eingestehen)▪ [jdm] etw \bekennen to confess sth [to sb], to admit sthseine Schuld/seine Sünden/sein Verbrechen \bekennen to confess one's guilt/sins/crime2. (öffentlich dafür einstehen)▪ etw \bekennen to bear witness to sthII. vr1. (zu jdm/etw stehen)2. (sich als etw zeigen)immer mehr Menschen \bekennen sich als Homosexuelle more and more people are coming out [of the closet] sl* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2) (Rel.) profess2.die Bekennende Kirche — (hist.) the Confessional Church
reflexives Verbsich zum Islam usw. bekennen — profess Islam etc.
sich zu Buddha/Mohammed bekennen — profess one's faith in Buddha/Muhammad
seine Freunde bekannten sich zu ihm — his friends stood by him
sich zu seiner Schuld bekennen — admit or confess one's guilt
sich schuldig/nicht schuldig bekennen — admit or confess/not admit or not confess one's guilt; (vor Gericht) plead guilty/not guilty
sich zu einem Bombenanschlag bekennen — claim responsibility for a bomb attack
* * *bekennen (irr)A. v/tbekennen, etwas getan zu haben confess ( oder admit) to having done sth;Farbe bekennen fig nail one’s colo(u)rs to the mast, put one’s cards on the table, come down on one or other side of the fence2.seinen Glauben bekennen profess one’s faithB. v/r:sich zu etwas bekennen zu einer Tat: confess to sth; zu einem Bombenanschlag etc: admit ( oder claim) responsibility for sth; zu einem Glauben etc: profess sth;sich zur Demokratie/zum Islam/zu einem Ideal bekennen profess one’s belief in democracy/Islam/one’s commitment to an ideal;sich zu seiner Vergangenheit bekennen acknowledge one’s past;sich zu jemandem bekennen stand by sb; (eintreten für) stand up for sb;für schuldig bekennen admit one’s guilt, admit to being guilty* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2) (Rel.) profess2.die Bekennende Kirche — (hist.) the Confessional Church
reflexives Verbsich zum Islam usw. bekennen — profess Islam etc.
sich zu Buddha/Mohammed bekennen — profess one's faith in Buddha/Muhammad
sich zu seiner Schuld bekennen — admit or confess one's guilt
sich schuldig/nicht schuldig bekennen — admit or confess/not admit or not confess one's guilt; (vor Gericht) plead guilty/not guilty
* * *v.to avow v.to confess v.
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