gestehen

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German

Etymology

ge- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eːən
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃteːən/

Verb

gestehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present gesteht, past tense gestand, past participle gestanden, past subjunctive gestände or gestünde, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or ditransitive) to confess, to admit (to a mistake, misdeed, something embarrassing); to make known
    Ich gestehe dir meine Liebe.
    I confess my love to you.
    Mein Mann hat gestanden, dass er eine Affäre hatte.
    My husband admitted he had an affair.

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Further reading

  • gestehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gestehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gestehen” in Duden online
  • gestehen” in OpenThesaurus.de