eingestehen
In English: to admit, to confess
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- gestand ein
- Partizip II
- eingestanden
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
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Example sentences
Er wird niemals eine Niederlage eingestehen.
He will on no account accept defeat.
Tatoeba · xtofu80 · CC BY 2.0 FREr wollte seinen Fehler nicht eingestehen.
He would not admit his fault.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRLeider wird er niemals seine Schuld eingestehen.
I'm afraid he will never admit his guilt.
Tatoeba · Espi · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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