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phrasal verbIf you own up to something wrong that you have done, you admit that you did it. The headmaster is waiting for someone to own up. [VERB PARTICLE] They fear losing face by owning up to what they have done. [VERB PARTICLE + to] See full dictionary entry for ownSynonyms of 'own up'confess, admit, tell the truth, come clean More Synonyms of own up British English: own up / əʊn ʌp/ VERB If you own up to something wrong that you have done, you admit that you did it. Own up to your failure, but don't dwell on it. - American English: own up
- Arabic: يُقَرِبُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: confessar
- Chinese: 承认
- Croatian: priznati
- Czech: přiznat (se)
- Danish: tilstå
- Dutch: opbiechten
- European Spanish: reconocer admitir
- Finnish: tunnustaa
- French: avouer
- German: zugeben
- Greek: αναγνωρίζω σφάλμα
- Italian: confessare
- Japanese: すっかり白状する
- Korean: 인정하다
- Norwegian: tilstå
- Polish: przyznać się
- European Portuguese: confessar
- Romanian: a recunoaște deschiso greșeală
- Russian: признавать(ся)
- Latin American Spanish: reconocer admitir
- Swedish: erkänna
- Thai: สารภาพ
- Turkish: sahip çıkmak
- Ukrainian: зізнаватися
- Vietnamese: thú nhận
Chinese translation of 'own up' vi - (= confess)
坦白 (tǎnbái) ⇒ Come on, own up! Who did it? 得了，坦白吧！是谁干的？ (Dé le, tǎnbái ba! Shì shuí gàn de?)
See own Many establishment figures have owned up to youthful indiscretions. Synonyms tell the truth come clean come out of the closet (informal) make a clean breast own cough (slang) fess up (US) Additional synonymsDefinition to confess or acknowledge (a crime or mistake) A huge proportion of them admit to regularly breaking the laws of the road. Synonyms confess, own up, confide, profess, own up, come clean (informal), avow, come out of the closet, sing (slang, US), cough (slang), spill your guts (slang), fess up (slang) Definition to confess or admit Synonyms acknowledge, allow, admit, grant, recognize, concede, confess, disclose, go along with, avow, allow to be valid - owing to
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