Own up meaning
Own up is a phrasal verb that means to acknowledge that you did something wrong.
- Past simple
- owned up
- Past participle
- owned up
- -ing form
- owning up
What own up means
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To acknowledge that you did something wrong
Someone needs to own up to deleting the file.
Similar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does own up mean?
To acknowledge that you did something wrong.
What is the past tense of own up?
Owned up, which is also its past participle.
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