bekennen

A1 Verb frequency rank #6,331

What bekennen means

Verb

to confess, to avow, to profess (a belief, feeling, guilt, adherence to something)
to pledge oneself (to), to commit (to), to declare one's affiliation (with), to take a stand (on)
to claim responsibility (for)
to plead

Forms

bekennen · bekennt · bekannte · hat bekannt (+ Akkusativ; zu + Dativ)

Pronunciation

bekennen in a sentence

Er bekannte seine Schuld vor Gericht.

He confessed his guilt in court.

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bekennen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #6,331 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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