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eingestehen

verb C1
  1. to admit, confess, concede, acknowledge (transitive) · Dem Verbrecher wurde eine mildere Strafe angeboten, wenn er seine Schuld eingesteht. The criminal was offered a lighter sentence for confessing his guilt.· Der Minister gestand ein, dass es Fehler in der neuen Politik gibt. The minister admitted there were flaws in the new policy.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
eingestehen
Present (er)
gesteht ein
Präteritum (er)
gestand ein
Perfekt (er)
hat eingestanden
Infinitive with zu
einzugestehen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.