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admit

verb
ad-MIT/ədˈmɪt/

Formsadmits, admitting, admitted

5 meanings of admit

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  1. 1
    confessverbtransitive or intransitive
    To say that something is true, even when you do not want to.

    Like finally putting down a heavy bag you have been carrying for a long time.

    I admit I was wrong about the movie.

    After many questions, he finally admitted to breaking the window.

    UsageSay admit doing or admit to doing: he admitted to breaking it.

    Similarconfess

    Oppositedeny

  2. 2
    accept as memberverbtransitive
    To officially accept someone into a school, club, or profession.

    The college will admit about two hundred new students this fall.

    The chess club admitted her as its youngest member ever.

    UsageSay a school admits you, or you are admitted to a school or club.

    Similaraccept, induct, enroll

    Oppositereject

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  3. 3
    let inverbtransitive
    To let a person or thing come in or be accepted.

    This ticket will admit one adult and one child.

    Thin curtains admitted the morning light into the room.

    UsageSay admit someone to or into a place. A ticket admits one.

    Similarallow, accept, receive

    Oppositeexclude, reject, refuse, bar

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  4. 4
    into hospitalverbtransitive
    To take someone into a hospital so doctors can care for them there.

    The doctor decided to admit him for the night.

    The hospital admitted her right after the accident.

    UsageOften was admitted to the hospital.

    Similarhospitalize

    Oppositedischarge

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  1. 5
    leave room forverbtransitive or intransitive
    To allow something to happen or be possible, or to leave room for it.

    These rules admit no exceptions, so everyone must follow them.

    The puzzle admits more than one answer.

    UsageUsed of rules or problems: a rule admits no exceptions.

    Similarpermit

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Origin

From Latin admittere "to let in," made from ad- "to" and mittere "to send." It came into English through Old French.

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 5 facts