Translation

1. to confess, to avow, to profess (a belief, feeling, guilt, adherence to something) irregular, literary, transitive, weak

   seine Liebe bekennen

   to confess one's love

   seine Religion bekennen

   to profess one's religion

   Farbe bekennen

   to show one's true colors

2. confess to sth source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
3. acknowledge source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
4. to confess to sth source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
5. to pledge oneself (to), to commit (to), to declare one's affiliation (with), to take a stand (on) irregular, reflexive, weak

   sich zu einer Religion bekennen

   to profess / to commit to a religion

6. to pledge oneself (to), to commit (to), to declare one's affiliation (with), to take a stand (on); to claim responsibility (for) irregular, reflexive, weak

   Die Terrororganisation bekannte sich zu dem Anschlag.

   The terror organization claimed responsibility for the attack.

7. to plead irregular, reflexive, weak

   Der Beklagte bekannte sich schuldig.

   The defendant pleaded guilty.

Conjugation

Indicative

Subjunctive i

Subjunctive ii

Imperative

Translation

1. gerund of bekennen form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong

Declension