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(ædmɪt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense admits, present participle admitting, past tense, past participle admitted
1. verb
If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes. [VERB that]
Up to two-thirds of drivers admit to driving while feeling tired. [VERB + to]
I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous. [VERB verb-ing]
None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions. [VERB noun]
'Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted. [VERB with quote]
Synonyms: allow, agree, accept, reveal More Synonyms of admit
2. verb [usually passive]
If someone is admitted to hospital, they are taken into hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home.
She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature. [be VERB-ed + to]
He was admitted yesterday for treatment of blood clots in his lungs. [be VERB-ed]
3. verb
If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it.
He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France. [be VERB-ed + to]
...the continued survival of men's clubs where there is often great resistance toadmitting women. [VERB noun]
4. verb
To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it.
Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife. [VERB noun]
Journalists are rarely admitted to the region. [be VERB-ed + to]
Synonyms: let in, allow, receive, accept More Synonyms of admit
More Synonyms of admit

admit in British English

(ədˈmɪt)
verbWord forms: -mits, -mitting or -mitted (mainly tr)
1. (may take a clause as object)
to confess or acknowledge (a crime, mistake, etc)
2. (may take a clause as object)
to concede (the truth or validity of something)
3. 
to allow to enter; let in
4. (foll by to)
to allow participation (in) or the right to be part (of)
to admit to the profession
5. (when intr, foll by of)
to allow (of); leave room (for)
6. (intransitive)
to give access
the door admits onto the lawn
Word origin
C14: from Latin admittere to let come or go to, from ad- to + mittere to send

admit in American English

(ædˈmɪt; ədˈmɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: adˈmitted or adˈmitting
1. 
to permit to enter or use; let in
2. 
to entitle to enter
this ticket admits two
3. 
to allow; leave room for
4. 
to have room for; hold
the hall admits 2,500 people
5. 
to concede or grant
6. 
to acknowledge or confess
7. 
to permit to practice certain functions
he was admitted to the bar
verb intransitive
8. 
to give entrance (to a place)
9. 
to allow or warrant
with of
10. 
to confess or own (to)
SIMILAR WORDS:  acˈknowledge, reˈceive
Word origin
ME admitten < L admittere < ad-, to + mittere, to send: see mission

Examples of 'admit' in a sentence
admit

Up to half of the people admitted to hospital after infection die.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her periods stopped and she was so dangerously underweight she had to be admitted to hospital.
The Sun (2016)
He was taken to hospital and admitted to intensive care with an overdose of prescription drugs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was admitted to hospital where they found an advanced cancer of the pancreas.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He had returned from a visit to the country eight days before being admitted to hospital with symptoms.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The hospital admitted liability after it was found that the ward's patient list lacked surnames.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Unable to keep her bottles down, she lost so much weight that she was admitted to hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I admit it makes no sense but it sounded good in the moment.
The Sun (2016)
He admitted:'It makes a change to have nice things said about me.
The Sun (2016)
The officer admitted illegally accessing police files to track down the third woman and another woman.
The Sun (2009)
He had similar difficulty admitting that his treatment of critics and whistleblowers amounted to bullying.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The hospital admitted care failures but said the medic was not on duty.
The Sun (2014)
Police said that the men had admitted their crime and faced the death penalty.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He also admitted ill treatment and was jailed for three years and three months.
The Sun (2010)
But officials can also bar anyone who has admitted crimes such as drug use.
The Sun (2014)
Both victim and offender need to consent to a meeting and the offender must admit the crime.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Anyone receiving a formal caution from police must admit the crime for which it is received.
The Sun (2012)
The first time he was discharged on the same day but the second time he was admitted for treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
People who can't admit their sin make me nervous.
Christianity Today (2000)
He admits it makes him a tourist of disaster, but with a palpable shrug.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
More than 110,000 of them were admitted for treatment.
The Sun (2014)
It was the fourth time that he had been admitted for treatment since December last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The study comes after research published last month found that patients were more likely to die if they were admitted to hospital at weekends.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I was admitted to hospital over the weekend.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I told her he was a risk to himself and her and to get him admitted to hospital again.
The Sun (2015)
The high prices of the products, she admits, make them a luxury.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
admit

British English: admit /ədˈmɪt/ VERB
allow in If someone is admitted to a place or organization, they are allowed to enter it or join it.
He was admitted to university after the war.
  • American English: admit allow in
  • Arabic: يَسْمَحُ بِالدُخُول
  • Brazilian Portuguese: admitir
  • Chinese: 准入
  • Croatian: primiti
  • Czech: přijmout
  • Danish: lukke ind
  • Dutch: toelaten
  • European Spanish: permitir la entrada
  • Finnish: päästää sisään
  • French: laisser entrer
  • German: einlassen
  • Greek: επιτρέπω την είσοδο
  • Italian: far entrare
  • Japanese: 入場を許す
  • Korean: 입장을 허락하다
  • Norwegian: slippe inn
  • Polish: przyjąć
  • European Portuguese: admitir
  • Romanian: a admite
  • Russian: допускать
  • Latin American Spanish: permitir la entrada
  • Swedish: ge tillträde
  • Thai: ยอมให้เข้า
  • Turkish: içeri almak
  • Ukrainian: приймати
  • Vietnamese: cho vào
British English: admit /ədˈmɪt/ VERB
confess If you admit that something bad or embarrassing is true, you agree, often reluctantly, that it is true.
I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes.
Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally.
  • American English: admit confess
  • Arabic: يُقِرُّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: admitir
  • Chinese: 承认
  • Croatian: priznati
  • Czech: přiznat
  • Danish: indrømme
  • Dutch: toegeven
  • European Spanish: admitir
  • Finnish: myöntää
  • French: admettre
  • German: zugeben
  • Greek: παραδέχομαι
  • Italian: ammettere
  • Japanese: 認める confess
  • Korean: 시인하다
  • Norwegian: innrømme
  • Polish: przyznać się (do czegoś)
  • European Portuguese: reconhecer
  • Romanian: a recunoaște
  • Russian: признавать
  • Latin American Spanish: admitir
  • Swedish: erkänna
  • Thai: สารภาพ
  • Turkish: kabul etmek itiraf
  • Ukrainian: допускати
  • Vietnamese: thú nhận

Chinese translation of 'admit'

admit

(ədˈmɪt)

vt

  1. (= confess) 承认(認) (chéngrèn)
  2. (= accept) [defeat, responsibility] 接受 (jiēshòu)
    1. (= permit to enter) (to club, organization) 接纳(納) (jiēnà)
    2. (to place, area) 准许(許) ... 进(進)入 (zhǔnxǔ ... jìnrù)
      he admits that ... 他承认(認) ... (tā chéngrèn ... )
      I must admit that ... 我不得不承认(認) ... (wǒ bùdébù chéngrèn ... )
      to be admitted to hospital 住进(進)医(醫)院 (zhùjìn yīyuàn)
      "children not admitted" "儿(兒)童不得入内(內)" ("értóng bùdé rù nèi")
      this ticket admits two 这(這)张(張)票可让(讓)两(兩)人入场(場) (zhè zhāng piào kě ràng liǎng rén rùchǎng)

All related terms of 'admit'

admit to
( confess : murder etc ) 承认(認) chéngrèn
I must admit that ...
我不得不承认(認) ... wǒ bùdébù chéngrèn ...
it shamed him to admit ...
他羞愧地承认(認) ... tā xiūkuì de chéngrèn ...
to be ashamed to admit sth
耻(恥)于(於)承认(認)某事 chǐ yú chéngrèn mǒushì
to admit to doing sth or having done sth
承认(認)做过(過)某事 chéngrèn zuòguo mǒushì
1 (verb) 
Definition
to confess or acknowledge (a crime or mistake)
A huge proportion of them admit to regularly breaking the laws of the road.
Synonyms
confess
He has confessed to seventeen murders.
She confesses that she only wrote those books for the money.
own up
Many establishment figures have owned up to youthful indiscretions.
confide
He confided his worries to me.
profess
He professed that he was content with the arrangements.
own up
Many establishment figures have owned up to youthful indiscretions.
come clean (informal)
avow
come out of the closet
sing (slang, mainly US)
cough (slang)
spill your guts (slang)
fess up (slang)
2 (verb) 
Definition
to concede (the truth of something)
I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes.
Synonyms
allow
He allows that the development may result in social inequality.
agree
I'm not sure I agree with you.
accept
I do not accept that there is any kind of crisis in the industry.
reveal
She has refused to reveal her daughter's whereabouts.
grant
The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action.
declare
Anyone carrying money into or out of the country must declare it.
acknowledge
I acknowledge that I made a mistake.
recognize
I recognize my own shortcomings.
concede
She finally conceded that he was right.
disclose
Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
affirm
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
divulge
He was charged with divulging state secrets.
Opposites
deny
, reject,
dismiss
,
forbid
,
prohibit
,
negate
3 (verb) 
Definition
to allow (someone) to enter
Journalists are rarely admitted to the region.
Synonyms
let in
allow
receive
The following evening the duchess was again receiving guests.
accept
He was accepted into the family like a brother.
introduce
include
The trip was extended to include a few other events.
welcome
Several people came out to welcome me.
greet
She was waiting at the door to greet her guests.
take in
incorporate
The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements.
initiate
She was initiated as a member of the secret society.
give access to
allow to enter
Opposites
exclude
,
keep out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accept
Definition
to consider something as true
I do not accept that there is any kind of crisis in the industry.
Synonyms
acknowledge,
believe,
allow,
admit,
adopt,
approve,
recognize,
yield,
concede,
swallow (informal),
buy (slang),
affirm,
profess,
consent to,
buy into (slang),
cooperate with,
take on board,
accede,
acquiesce,
concur with
in the sense of accept
Definition
to receive someone into a community or group
He was accepted into the family like a brother.
Synonyms
welcome,
receive,
greet,
embrace,
hail,
usher in,
receive with open arms,
accept gladly,
bid welcome
in the sense of acknowledge
Definition
to recognize or admit the truth of a statement
I acknowledge that I made a mistake.
Synonyms
admit,
own up to,
allow,
accept,
reveal,
grant,
declare,
recognize,
yield,
concede,
confess,
disclose,
affirm,
profess,
divulge,
accede,
acquiesce,
fess up (slang)

Synonyms of 'admit'

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