admit

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/ədˈmɪt/

verb 5

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

freely, readily

She readily admitted that she had made a mistake in her calculations.

frankly, honestly | openly

privately

My teacher admitted privately that she had never read the entire book before teaching it.

grudgingly, reluctantly

Sarah reluctantly admitted that her brother was right about the movie after all.

VERB + ADMIT

be forced to, have to, must

I have to admit that I was nervous before my first day at the new school.

refuse to

be honest enough to, be prepared to, be the first to, be willing to, dare (to), have the courage to

My manager was finally willing to admit that the project deadline had been unrealistic from the start.

be ashamed to, be embarrassed to, be loath to, be reluctant to, be unwilling to, hate to, not care to

She was reluctant to admit that she had made a mistake in her calculations.

PREP

She finally admitted to stealing the cookies from the jar last week.

PHRASES

I don't mind admitting

I don't mind admitting that I made a terrible mistake on my first day of work.

Definitions

verb

To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration

to admit a serious thought into the mind

to admit evidence in the trial of a cause

To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.

to admit an attorney to practice law

The prisoner was admitted to bail.

To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).

the argument or fact is admitted

He admitted his guilt.

To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.

The words do not admit such a construction.

Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.

To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.

Circumstances do not admit of this.

The text does not admit of this interpretation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or trut

acknowledge

verb — admit into a group or community

verb — allow participation in or the right to be part of

include

verb — allow to enter

intromit

verb — have room for

verb — afford possibility

allow

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

to admit a serious thought into the mind

Wiktionary

to admit evidence in the trial of a cause

Wiktionary

A ticket admits one into a playhouse.

Wiktionary

I must admit that I snore.

Tatoeba · #1714

You must admit that you are in the wrong.

Tatoeba · #16059

I admit that what you say is true, but I don't like the way you say it.

Tatoeba · #17216

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