own up
verb
owned up; owning up; owns up
: to admit to being responsible for something
denied having broken the window, but later owned up
—usually used with toThey owned up to having broken the window.
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Judge Subramanian claimed Diddy's violence within his personal relationships, that Combs owned up to, was a contributing factor to his reasoning for keeping the rapper behind bars.
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Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
It’s been a lot of ups and downs, but a lot of learning lessons in between those, and just being able to become a man, owning up to my mistakes and just be able to flush it and keep moving on.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Contestants are on their own up until the live rounds (or the Top 14), then production steps in with a styling team, per Mays.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 19 May 2025
Does your partner own up to their faults and try to make things right?
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 29 June 2025
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Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
It’s been a lot of ups and downs, but a lot of learning lessons in between those, and just being able to become a man, owning up to my mistakes and just be able to flush it and keep moving on.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Contestants are on their own up until the live rounds (or the Top 14), then production steps in with a styling team, per Mays.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 19 May 2025
Does your partner own up to their faults and try to make things right?
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for own up
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“Own up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/own%20up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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