to own up
[phrase form: own]
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認める, 責任を取る
to confess and take responsibility for one's mistakes
Transitive: to own up to one's mistakes
例
The student chose to own up to plagiarizing the essay and faced the academic consequences.
その学生はエッセイの盗作を認めることを選び、学問的な結果に直面した。
