admitted
- 1Simple past and past participle of admit.
The hospital admitted three patients during the night.
Once he had admitted the error, the team moved forward.
Note
One spelling does both jobs, simple past and past participle, with the final t doubled before -ed. The construction usually tells you which meaning is in play. In the passive, someone is admitted to a hospital or to a profession: they were let in. In the active with to, someone admitted to the theft: they confessed it. And with of, a problem admitted of no solution: it allowed none.
She was admitted to the profession after passing her final examinations.
Under questioning, he finally admitted to the theft.
admitted is a form of admit
admit, verb: To concede that something is true; to acknowledge a fact or accusation, especially one that can no longer be denied. Full entry
- Spelling
- admit → admitted: double the t, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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