OWN UP

Meaning of OWN UP in English

If 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...

Last year my husband owned up to a secret affair with his secretary.

= admit

PHRASAL VERB : V P , V P to n / -ing

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

OWN UP — intransitive verb : to admit or confess frankly and fully if your ball broke the window … you own up …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN UP — admit to having done something wrong or embarrassing. → own
Concise Oxford English vocab
OWN UP — own up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ own ) to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN UP — If you ~ to something wrong that you have done, you admit that you did it. The headmaster is waiting …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OWN UP — Synonyms and related words : acknowledge, admit, admit everything, allow, avow, come clean, concede, confess, cop a plea, grant, let …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN UP — {v.}, {informal} To take the blame; admit your guilt; confess. * /When Mr. Jones asked who broke the window, Johnny …
Slang English vocab
OWN UP — Function: verb Synonyms: ACKNOWLEDGE 1, admit, allow, avow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OWN UP — verb Synonyms: acknowledge 1, admit, allow, avow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN UP — See ↑ ADMIT 1
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN UP — CONFESS (TO), admit to, admit guilt, plead guilty, accept blame/responsibility, tell the truth (about), make a clean breast of it, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN UP — v. ( colloq. ) ( D ; intr. ) ('to confess') to ~ to (he owned up to stealing the …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
OWN UP — {v.}, {informal} To take the blame; admit your guilt; confess. * /When Mr. Jones asked who broke the window, Johnny …
Словарь английских идиом
OWN UP — take the blame, admit one`s guilt The suspected murderer finally owned up to the murder of his wife.
English Idioms vocab
OWN UP — admit a mistake, come clean If Jason is involved in the crime, he'll own up. He'll tell the police.
English Idioms vocabulary
OWN UP — v. , informal To take the blame; admit your guilt; confess. When Mr. Jones asked who broke the window, Johnny …
American Idioms English vocabulary
OWN UP — разг. 1) откровенно признаваться 2) безропотно подчиняться откровенно признаваться - you had better * вам лучше во всем признаться - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OWN UP — Соглашаться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OWN UP — Признавать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OWN UP — Виниться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OWN UP — phr v 1. откровенно признаваться you had better own up - вам лучше во всём признаться he owned up to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OWN UP — откровенно признаваться; безропотно подчиняться
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OWN UP — phr v 1. откровенно признаваться you had better ~ - вам лучше во всём признаться he owned up to a …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OWN UP — phr v 1. откровенно признаваться you had better own up - вам лучше во всём признаться he owned up to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OWN UP — откровенно признаваться, покорно соглашаться, безропотно подчиняться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OWN UP — откровенно признаваться, покорно соглашаться, безропотно подчиняться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OWN UP — разг. 1) откровенно признаваться 2) безропотно подчиняться
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OWN UP — разг. 1) откровенно признаваться 2) безропотно подчиняться
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OWN UP — _собир. а> откровенно признаваться; б> безропотно подчиняться
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OWN UP — собир. а. откровенно признаваться; б. безропотно подчиняться
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OWN UP — откровенно признаваться; безропотно подчиняться
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
OWN UP — Виниться
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
OWN UP — разг. 1) откровенно признаваться 2) безропотно подчиняться откровенно признаваться - you had better * вам лучше во всем признаться - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Словарь английских идиом
OWN — pronoun 1 BAD : I had the whole beach for my own. GOOD : I had the whole beach to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OWN — 1. прил. 1) а) свой, собственный She makes all her own bread. ≈ Она сама себе печет хлеб. She has …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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