Meaning of اعترف in English is: (concede, confess, acknowledge) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of اعترف in English and Arabic

اعترفاعْتَرَفَ - فعل

1) concede - verb

  ∘ Meaning of concede in Arabic and English:

اعترفاعْتَرَفَ: أي أقر وسلم بصحة شيء أَيْ أَقَرَّ وَسَلَّمَ بِصِحَّةِ شَيْءٍ معينمُعَيَّنٍ معمَعَ رغبته بكونه عكس ذلك (أي يرغب كونه خاطئا)رَغْبَتِهِ بِكَوْنِهِ عَكْسَ ذَلِكَ (أَيْ يَرْغَبُ كَوْنَهُ خَاطِئًا)

to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true

Click to show verb conjugation concede

  ∘ Simple past of the verb concede

conceded

  ∘ Past participle of the verb concede

conceded

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  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic اعترفاعْتَرَفَ

اعترف اعْتَرَفَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic اعترفاعْتَرَفَ

يعترفيَعْتَرِفُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic اعترفاعْتَرَفَ

اعترفاعْتَرِفْ

  ∘ Example of concede in Arabic and English

اعترفت المعارضة بفعالية السياسات الجديدةاعْتَرَفَتِ المُعَارَضَةُ بِفَعَالِيَّةِ السِّيَاسَاتِ الجَدِيْدَةِ

The opposition conceded that the new policies have been efficient

وقد اعترف وَقَدْ اعْتَرَفَ رئيسرَئِيْسُ الوزراء على مضضالوُزَرَاءِ عَلَىْ مَضَضٍ, "كانت إجراءاتنا خاطئةكَانَتْ إِجْرَاءَاتُنَا خَاطِئَةً"

'Our measures were wrong', the PM conceded grudgingly

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علينا الاعتراف أن عَلَيْنَا الاعْتِرَافُ أَنَّ كلاكِلَا الجانبين استخدما العنف الجَانِبَيْنِ اسْتَخْدَمَا العُنْفَ ضدضِدَّ المدنيينالمَدَنِيِّيْنَ

It must be conceded that both sides used violent against civilians

اعترف بجرائمه للقاضياعْتَرَفَ بِجَرَائِمِهِ لِلْقَاضِيْ

He conceded his crimes to the judge

اعترف - فعل

2) concede - verb

  ∘ Meaning of concede in Arabic and English:

اعترف اعْتَرَفَ : أي أقر بهزيمته وسلم بهاأَيْ أَقَرَّ بِهَزِيْمَتِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِهَا

to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle etc

  ∘ Example of concede in Arabic and English

اعترف المرشح بهزيمته قبل فرز الأصواتاعْتَرَفَ المُرَشَّحُ بِهَزِيْمَتِهِ قَبْلَ فَرْزِ الأَصْوَاتِ

The opposition's candidate conceded defeat before the vote count

اعترف الصليبيون بالهزيمة بعد هزيمتهم المذلة في معركة حطيناعْتَرَفَ الصَلِيْبِيُّوْنَ بِالهَزِيْمَةِ بَعْدَ هَزِيْمَتِهُمُ المُذِلَّةُ فِيْ مَعْرَكَةِ حِطِّيْنَ

After their humiliating defeat at the Battle of Hattin, the Crusaders conceded

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اعترفاعْتَرَفَ - فعل

3) confess - verb

  ∘ Meaning of confess in Arabic and English:

اعترفاعْتَرَفَ: أي أقر بفعل شيء خاطئأَيْ أَقَرَّ بِفِعْلِ شَيْءٍ خَاطِئٍ

If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb confess

confesssed

  ∘ Past participle of the verb confess

confesssed

  ∘ Example of confess in Arabic and English

اعترف بقتل العجوزاعْتَرَفَ بِقَتْلِ العَجُوْزِ

His confessed to killing the old man

اعترفوا باتجارهم بالبشراعْتَرَفُوْا بِاتِّجَارِهِمْ بِالبَشَرِ/بأنهم قد اتجروا بالبشربِأَنَّهُمْ قَدِ اتَّجَرُوْا بِالبَشَرِ

They confessed that smuggled humans

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اعترف المتهم بالاصطدام ثم الهرباعْتَرَفَ المُتَّهَمُ بِالاصْطِدَامِ ثُمَّ الهَرَبِ

The suspect confess to the hit and run

اعترف لي الصبي أنه قد كسر النافذةاعْتَرَفَ لِيَ الصَّبِيُّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَسَرَ النَّافِذَةَ

The boy confessed to me that he has broken the window

اعترف بأخطائهاعْتَرَفَ بِأَخْطَائِهِ

He confessed his errors

  ∘ How to pronounce confess in English?

confess is pronounced in English as

اعترف - فعل

4) confess - verb

  ∘ Meaning of confess in Arabic and English:

اعترفاعْتَرَفَ: أي أقر وصرح عن شيء يشعر بالحرج حيالهأَيْ أَقَرَّ وَصَرَّحَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ يَشْعُرُ بِالحَرَجِ حِيَالَهُ

to admit something that you feel embarrassed about

  ∘ Example of confess in Arabic and English

اعترفت بمشاعرها تجاههاعْتَرَفَتْ بِمَشاَعِرِهَا تِجَاهَهُ

She confessed her feeling to him

أعترف أنني لا أحسن لعب كرة القدمأَعْتَرِفُ أَنَّنِيْ لَا أُحْسِنُ لَعِبَ كُرَةِ القَدَمِ

I confess I cannot play football

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اعترفت ببيعها أقراطهااعْتَرَفَتْ بِبَيْعِهَا أَقْرَاطَهَا

She confessed to having sold her rings

كان عليك الاعتراف بعدم معرفتك عن الكلابكَانَ عَلَيْكِ الاعْتِرَافُ بِعَدَمِ مَعْرِفَتِكِ عَنِ الكِلَابِ

You should have confessed to knowing nothing about dogs

  ∘ How to pronounce confess in English?

confess is pronounced in English as

اعترف - فعل

5) confess - verb

  ∘ Meaning of confess in Arabic and English:

اعترفاعْتَرَفَ: أي أخبر الله أو الكاهن بذنوبه (في المسيحية وبشكل خاص الكنيسة الرومانية الكاثوليكية)أَيْ أَخْبَرَ اللهَ أَوِ الكَاهِنَ بِذُنُوْبِهِ (فِيْ المَسِيْحِيَّةِ وَبِشَكْلٍ خَاصٍّ الكَنِيْسَةَ الرُّوْمَانِيَّةَ الكَاثُوْلِيْكِيَّةَ)

in the Christian religion, especially the Roman Catholic Church, to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so that you can be forgiven

  ∘ Example of confess in Arabic and English

اعترفت بذنوبها للكاهن

She confessed her sins to the priest

أشعر بالطمأنينة بعد الاعتراف بذنوبيأَشْعُرُ بِالطُّمَأْنِيْنَةِ بَعْدَ الاعْتِرَافِ بِذُنُوْبِي/ أن اعترفت بذنوبيأَنْ اعْتَرَفْتُ بِذُنُوْبِي

I feel a great warm sensation around my heart after confessing my sins

  ∘ How to pronounce confess in English?

confess is pronounced in English as

اعترف - فعل

6) acknowledge - verb

  ∘ Meaning of acknowledge in Arabic and English:

اعترف أي أقر وصدق بصحة شيء أو أمر ما

to accept that something is true

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb acknowledge

acknowledged

  ∘ Past participle of the verb acknowledge

acknowledged

  ∘ Example of acknowledge in Arabic and English

اعترف بقلقك وحوله إلى شيء إيجابي

Acknowledge your anxiety and turn it into a positive thing

أعترف أننا نعرف أقل مما اعتقدنا

I acknowledge we know less than we thought

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إذا ارتكبت خطأ ما، اعترف به وصححه على الفور

If you make a mistake, acknowledge it and correct it right away.

  ∘ How to pronounce acknowledge in English?

acknowledge is pronounced in English as

اعترف - فعل

7) acknowledge - verb

  ∘ Meaning of acknowledge in Arabic and English:

اعترف أي أقر بسلطة أو حكم شخص ما

to accept that somebody/something has a particular authority or status

  ∘ Example of acknowledge in Arabic and English

اعترف الشعب بمطالبته لتولي العرش

The people acknowledged his claim to the throne

  ∘ How to pronounce acknowledge in English?

acknowledge is pronounced in English as

اعترف - فعل

8) acknowledge - verb

  ∘ Meaning of acknowledge in Arabic and English:

اعترف أي عبرعبّر عن امتنانه للمساعدة التي تلقاها

to publicly express thanks for help you have been given

  ∘ Example of acknowledge in Arabic and English

إنها تعترف بامتنانها لمعلميها

She acknowledges her gratitude to her teachers

  ∘ How to pronounce acknowledge in English?

acknowledge is pronounced in English as

اعترف - فعل

9) admit - verb

  ∘ Meaning of admit in Arabic and English:

أعترف أي أقر بخطأ ارتكبه

to say that you have done something wrong or illegal

Click to show verb conjugation admit

  ∘ Simple past of the verb admit

admitted

  ∘ Past participle of the verb admit

admitted

  ∘ Example of admit in Arabic and English

أعترف أنه لدي معايير مزدوجة

I admit I have a double standard

أعترف أنني سرقت السبارة

I admit that I stole the car

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لم تعترف بذنبها

She didn't admit her guilt.

  ∘ How to pronounce admit in English?

admit is pronounced in English as

اعترف - فعل

10) admit - verb

  ∘ Meaning of admit in Arabic and English:

اعترف أي أقر بصحة شيء أو أمر ما

to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true

  ∘ Example of admit in Arabic and English

أعترف بخطأي، فلنتوقف عن الشجار بهذه الطريقة

I admit my fault, let's stop fighting like this

أعترف أنها تصرفت من دون تفكير

She acted without thinking, I admit

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أكره أن أعترف بذلك ولكنني أعتقد أنه محق

I hate to admit it, but I think he is right.

  ∘ How to pronounce admit in English?

admit is pronounced in English as

اعترف - فعل

11) admit - verb

  ∘ Meaning of admit in Arabic and English:

اعترف بدليل أي قبله في المحكمة

to accept that evidence is legally valid and can be presented in court

  ∘ Example of admit in Arabic and English

اعترفت المحكمة بدليل غيابه

The count admitted his absence evidence

  ∘ How to pronounce admit in English?

admit is pronounced in English as

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