No. 1,372 in Polish
przyznać
"Przyznać" means "to admit" or "to grant."
In a sentence
Musiałam przyznać, że to była moja wina.
I had to admit that it was my fault.
Here, 'przyznać' is used in the sense of admitting or acknowledging something.
Komitet postanowił przyznać nagrodę najlepszym uczniom.
The committee decided to award a prize to the best students.
In this context, 'przyznać' refers to bestowing or granting something.
Nie mogłem przyznać się do błędu przed wszystkimi.
I couldn't confess to the mistake in front of everyone.
Here, 'przyznać się' is a reflexive construction, meaning to confess or own up to something.
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