own up

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own up

verb owns up · owning up · owned up

intransitive To acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt or responsibility. I'll own up: I glued your mouse to its mat.
Similar: fess up, come clean

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verb to confess

Español	confesar
中文	承認犯錯 /承认犯错, 承认犯错 chéngrèn fàncuò, 認罪 /认罪 rènzuì, 认罪 rènzuì
Português	confessar, assumir, confessar que, admitir
Français	confesser, admettre, passer aux aveux
Deutsch	zugeben, gestehen, eingestehen, einräumen
Ελληνικά	παραδέχομαι paradéchomai
Română	mărturisi
Русский	признавать priznavatʹ, принимать prinimatʹ

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@misc{own_up_2026,
  title = {own up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/own%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}