gestehend
confessing
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas zugeben oder bekennen, was man getan hat.
- English meaning
- Admitting, confessing
- Synonym
- zugebend, bekennend
- German example
- Er war gestehend, dass er einen Fehler gemacht hatte.
- English example
- He was admitting that he had made a mistake.
Related words
- konzessiv
concessive
Example sentences with “gestehend”
Der gestehende Täter bereute seine Tat. (The confessing perpetrator regretted his act.)
Frequently asked questions
Is this common?
It is a formal participle used in legal or literary texts.