own up
Third Person
owns up
Present Participle
owning up
Past Tense
owned up
Past Participle
owned up
1
to confess and take responsibility for one's mistakes
transitive
- The student chose to own up to plagiarizing the essay and faced the academic consequences.
- Rather than hiding it, she owned up to accidentally deleting the important files.
- Parents appreciate when children are willing to own up to their actions, fostering trust.
- It takes courage to own up to one's mistakes and learn from them.
- He owned up in front of the whole class about cheating on the test.
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