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ad·mit A0093700 (ăd-mĭt′)v. ad·mit·ted, ad·mit·ting, ad·mits v.tr.1. a. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede: Even proponents of the technology admit that it doesn't always work as well as it should.b. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example). See Synonyms at acknowledge.2. To afford opportunity for; permit: We must admit no delay in the proceedings.3. a. To allow to enter: a crack in the wall that admitted some light.b. To grant the right to enter: This ticket admits two to the performance of the play.c. To accept into an organization or group: The college admits fine arts students.d. To accept (someone) as an inpatient in a hospital.e. To accept into evidence as relevant and otherwise admissible: The judge admitted the testimony of the expert.v.intr.1. To afford possibility: a problem that admits of no solution.2. To allow entrance; afford access: a door admitting to the hall.3. To make acknowledgment; confess: admitted to committing the crime; admitted to a weakness for sweets.n. One who is admitted. [Middle English amitten, admitten, from Old French amettre, admettre, from Latin admittere : ad-, ad- + mittere, to send.]admit (ədˈmɪt) vb (mainly tr) , -mits, -mitting or -mitted1. (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 in4. (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. (intr) to give access: the door admits onto the lawn. [C14: from Latin admittere to let come or go to, from ad- to + mittere to send]ad•mit (ædˈmɪt) v. -mit•ted, -mit•ting. v.t. 1. to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college. 2. to give the right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people. 3. to permit to exercise a certain function or privilege: to admit someone to the bar. 4. to permit; allow. 5. to allow or concede as valid: to admit the force of an argument. 6. to acknowledge; confess: He admitted his guilt. 7. to have capacity for: The passage admits two abreast. v.i. 8. to permit entrance; give access: This door admits to the garden. 9. to grant opportunity or permission; allow: to admit of no other interpretation. 10. to confess or make acknowledgment: to admit to a crime. [1375–1425; late Middle English amitten < Middle French amettre < Latin admittere=ad- ad- + mittere to send, let go] ad•mit•tee (æd mɪtˈi, ædˈmɪt i) n. ad•mit′ter, n. syn: See acknowledge. admit Past participle: admitted Gerund: admitting
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I admit | you admit | he/she/it admits | we admit | you admit | they admit |
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I admitted | you admitted | he/she/it admitted | we admitted | you admitted | they admitted |
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I am admitting | you are admitting | he/she/it is admitting | we are admitting | you are admitting | they are admitting |
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I have admitted | you have admitted | he/she/it has admitted | we have admitted | you have admitted | they have admitted |
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I was admitting | you were admitting | he/she/it was admitting | we were admitting | you were admitting | they were admitting |
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I had admitted | you had admitted | he/she/it had admitted | we had admitted | you had admitted | they had admitted |
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I will admit | you will admit | he/she/it will admit | we will admit | you will admit | they will admit |
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I will have admitted | you will have admitted | he/she/it will have admitted | we will have admitted | you will have admitted | they will have admitted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be admitting | you will be admitting | he/she/it will be admitting | we will be admitting | you will be admitting | they will be admitting |
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I have been admitting | you have been admitting | he/she/it has been admitting | we have been admitting | you have been admitting | they have been admitting |
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I will have been admitting | you will have been admitting | he/she/it will have been admitting | we will have been admitting | you will have been admitting | they will have been admitting |
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I had been admitting | you had been admitting | he/she/it had been admitting | we had been admitting | you had been admitting | they had been admitting |
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I would admit | you would admit | he/she/it would admit | we would admit | you would admit | they would admit |
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I would have admitted | you would have admitted | he/she/it would have admitted | we would have admitted | you would have admitted | they would have admitted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"acknowledgeattorn - acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants"write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"make no bones about - acknowledge freely and openly; "He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay"sustain - admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"concede, confess, profess - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faithconfess, fink, squeal - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressureavouch, avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones aboutadjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" | | 2. | admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"allow in, intromit, let incountenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"repatriate - admit back into the countryreadmit - admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home country"admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"turn down, turn away, refuse, reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" | | 3. | admit - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"let in, includecountenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"induct, initiate - accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"readmit - admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"keep out, shut out, exclude, shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" | | 4. | admit - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"take on, accept, takeprofess - receive into a religious order or congregationaccept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" | | 5. | admit - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"allowallow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" | | 6. | admit - give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard" | | 7. | admit - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"accommodate, holdcontain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"house - contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000" | | 8. | admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"serve, do - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" |
admitverb1. confess, own up, confide, profess, own up, come clean (informal), avow, come out of the closet, sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), cough (slang), spill your guts (slang), 'fess up (U.S. slang) Two-thirds of them admit to buying drink illegally.2. allow, agree, accept, reveal, grant, declare, acknowledge, recognize, concede, disclose, affirm, divulge I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes. allow deny, reject, dismiss, forbid, prohibit, negate3. let in, allow, receive, accept, introduce, include, welcome, greet, take in, incorporate, initiate, give access to, allow to enter Security personnel refused to admit him or his wife. let in exclude, keep outadmitverb1. To allow admittance, as to a group:accept, receive, take in.2. To serve as a means of entrance for:intromit, let in.3. To afford an opportunity for:allow, let, permit.4. To express recognition of:acknowledge, recognize.5. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of:acknowledge, avow, concede, confess, grant, own (up).Slang: fess up.Chiefly Regional: allow.Translationsadmit (ədˈmit) – past tense, past participle adˈmitted – verb1. to allow to enter. This ticket admits one person. 允許...進入 允许...进入2. to say that one accepts as true. He admitted (that) he was wrong. 承認 承认adˈmissible (-səbl) adjective allowable. admissible evidence. 可採納的 可采纳的adˈmission (-ʃən) noun1. being allowed to enter; entry. They charge a high price for admission. 允許入場,允許入學 允许进入2. (an) act of accepting the truth of (something). an admission of guilt. 承認 承认adˈmittance noun the right or permission to enter. The notice said `No admittance'. 有權或獲准進入 允许进入adˈmittedly adverb as is generally accepted. Admittedly, she is not well. 公認地 公认地admit
admit defeatTo yield to the opposition or accept that one is wrong in some pursuit. Well, I ran a good campaign, but it is time I admitted defeat in this election.See also: admit, defeatadmit (someone or something) into (something or some place)1. To allow something to be used as evidence in a trial. In this usage, "into" is always followed by "evidence." The prosecuting attorney tried to admit new documents into evidence.2. To allow someone to enter or become a member of some organization or place. That university only admits the best applicants into its law program. Luckily, a worker admitted us into the store, even though it was about to close.See also: admitadmit (one) to (something or some place)To allow one to enter or become a member of some organization or place. This ticket will admit you to the art exhibit. We were admitted to the club after we showed the security guard our identification.See also: admitadmit to (something)To confess or acknowledge a personal wrongdoing. "To" can be followed by either the misdeed or the recipient of the confession. Beth finally admitted to cheating on the test. Ryan would not admit to his parents that he had damaged their car.See also: admitI don't mind admitting (something)I want to tell you something even if it's negative or embarrassing or depicts me unfavorably. I don't mind admitting that I paid way too much money for this computer, so shop around if you're looking for one for yourself. The movie was powerful—I don't mind admitting that I was sobbing like a baby by the end of it.See also: admit, mindI don't mind telling you (something)I want to tell you something even if it's negative or embarrassing or depicts me unfavorably. I don't mind telling you that I paid way too much money for this computer, so shop around if you're looking for one for yourself. The movie was powerful—I don't mind telling you that I was sobbing like a baby by the end of it.See also: mind, tellingadmit of (something)To permit, allow, or suggest something. I think this plot could admit of several different endings.See also: admit, ofadmit someone (in)to (some place)to allow someone to enter some place. They refused to admit us into the theater.See also: admitadmit something into somethingto allow something to be introduced into something else. You cannot admit this document into the body of evidence!See also: admitadmit something to someoneto confess something to someone. Harry admitted his error to his uncle.See also: admitadmit to somethingto acknowledge or confess something; to acknowledge or confess to having done something. Max would not admit to anything.See also: admitI don’t mind adˈmitting, ˈtelling you..., etc. used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are talking about something that may be embarrassing for you: I was scared, I don’t mind telling you!See also: mind, tellingadmit intov. To allow someone or something to enter or be a part of something: This school does not admit students into a degree program without a high school diploma. The judge admitted the documents into evidence. We were admitted into the theater even though we were very late.See also: admitadmit ofv. To allow the possibility of something: This problem admits of two very different solutions.See also: admit, ofadmit tov.1. To confess something to someone: I didn't want to admit my crimes to them. At first they lied, but later they admitted to the police that they had stolen the bicycle.2. To confess something: He will never admit to feeling jealous. She admitted to her lies.See also: admitadmit
admit noun A popular term for a patient who has been admitted to a hospital or ward. verb To arrange for a person’s admission into a hospital.admit noun A popular term for a Pt who has been admitted to a hospital or ward verb To arrange for a person's admission into a hospitaladmit
admitv. 1) to state something is true in answering a complaint filed in a lawsuit the defendant will admit or deny each allegation in his or her answer filed with the court. If he or she agrees and states that he/she did what he/she is accused of, then the allegation need not be proved in trial. 2) in criminal law, to agree a fact is true or confess guilt. 3) to allow as evidence in a trial, as the judge says: "Exhiibit D, the letter, is admitted." (See: admission, evidence) ADMIT
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admit
Synonyms for admitverb confessSynonyms- confess
- own up
- confide
- profess
- come clean
- avow
- come out of the closet
- sing
- cough
- spill your guts
- 'fess up
verb allowSynonyms- allow
- agree
- accept
- reveal
- grant
- declare
- acknowledge
- recognize
- concede
- disclose
- affirm
- divulge
Antonyms- deny
- reject
- dismiss
- forbid
- prohibit
- negate
verb let inSynonyms- let in
- allow
- receive
- accept
- introduce
- include
- welcome
- greet
- take in
- incorporate
- initiate
- give access to
- allow to enter
AntonymsSynonyms for admitverb to allow admittance, as to a groupSynonymsverb to serve as a means of entrance forSynonymsverb to afford an opportunity forSynonymsverb to express recognition ofSynonymsverb to recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth ofSynonyms- acknowledge
- avow
- concede
- confess
- grant
- own
- fess up
- allow
Synonyms for admitverb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth ofSynonymsRelated Words- attorn
- write off
- make no bones about
- sustain
- concede
- confess
- profess
- fink
- squeal
- avouch
- avow
- adjudge
- declare
- hold
Antonymsverb allow to enterSynonymsRelated Words- countenance
- permit
- allow
- let
- repatriate
- readmit
- admit
Antonyms- turn down
- turn away
- refuse
- reject
verb allow participation in or the right to be part ofSynonymsRelated Words- countenance
- permit
- allow
- let
- admit
- take on
- accept
- take
- induct
- initiate
- readmit
- involve
Antonyms- keep out
- shut out
- exclude
- shut
verb admit into a group or communitySynonymsRelated Words- profess
- accept
- take
- have
- let in
- admit
- include
verb afford possibilitySynonymsRelated Words- allow for
- allow
- provide
- leave
verb have room forSynonymsRelated Words- contain
- hold
- take
- sleep
- house
- seat
verb serve as a means of entranceRelated Words- allow in
- intromit
- let in
- admit
- serve
- do
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