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admit Definition and Meaning in English (admit definition)

verb
Quick Answer • Definition

Admit definition: To confess or acknowledge something to be true, often reluctantly or after denial.

Definitions of Admit

  1. 1verb

    To confess or acknowledge something to be true, often reluctantly or after denial.

  2. 2verb

    To allow someone to enter a place or to become a member of a group or organization.

  3. 3verb(formal)

    To accept as valid or true, often in a formal context like a court.

Example Sentences

casual

“He had to admit his mistake.”

business

“The university will admit new students in the fall.”

casual

“I must admit, I was wrong.”

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularadmits
past tenseadmitted
present participleadmitting
nounadmission
adjectiveadmissible

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

admit defeatidiom

To acknowledge that one has lost or failed.

admit to a crimecollocation

To confess to having committed a criminal act.

admit intophrasal_verb

To allow someone or something to enter a place or group.

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Admit definition: To confess or acknowledge something to be true, often reluctantly or after denial.
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'Admit' translates to 'admit' in English. Admit definition: To confess or acknowledge something to be true, often reluctantly or after denial.
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