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admit
[ ad-mit ]
verb (used with object)
- to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
to admit a student to college.
Synonyms:
- to give right or means of entrance to:
This ticket admits two people.
- to register (a person) as an inpatient at a hospital:
After seeing the test results, the emergency room doctor admitted her and put her on intravenous fluids.
- to permit to exercise a certain function or privilege:
admitted to the bar.
- to permit; allow.
- to allow or concede as valid:
to admit the force of an argument.
- to acknowledge; confess:
He admitted his guilt.
Synonyms: ,
- to grant in argument; concede:
The fact is admitted.
- to have capacity for:
This passage admits two abreast.
verb (used without object)
- to permit entrance; give access:
This door admits to the garden.
- to permit the possibility of something; allow (usually followed by of ):
The contract admits of no other interpretation.
admit
/ əˈɪ /
verb
- may take a clause as object to confess or acknowledge (a crime, mistake, etc)
- may take a clause as object to concede (the truth or validity of something)
- to allow to enter; let in
- foll by to to allow participation (in) or the right to be part (of)
to admit to the profession
- whenintr, foll by of to allow (of); leave room (for)
- intr to give access
the door admits onto the lawn
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٲ· ··پ· adjective
- ··ٱ noun
- ·· verb (used with object) preadmitted preadmitting
- ·· verb readmitted readmitting
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of admit1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Some folks are happy to hear the world is ending,” a woman in “Lazarus” admits.
He admitted, if it were up to him, he would take a 50% pay cut if that meant he would not have to speak to the media again.
However, Allan admits the child they came to foster was curious about his age.
He admitted he does get "emotional" about his sight loss.
Kemp, also known for his portrayal of the Swan in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, admitted Kilmer's acting methods on set sometimes appeared to be "crazy" while at other times there were "moments of absolute genius".
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