admit
Meaning of admit
verb
- confess to be true or to be the case.
the Home Office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured
‘I am feeling pretty tired,’ Jane admitted
- allow (someone) to enter a place.
old-age pensioners are admitted free to the museum
- accept as valid.
the courts can refuse to admit police evidence which has been illegally obtained
- allow the possibility of.
the need to inform him was too urgent to admit of further delay
late Middle English: from Latin admittere, from ad- ‘to’ + mittere ‘send’.
Information about admit
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of admit is: admits.
- Languages in which admit is used:
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Hyphenation of admit
ad-mit
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- admit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
admit synonyms
Meaning acknowledge:
Meaning allow in:
Meaning let in:
Meaning accept:
Meaning allow:
Meaning accommodate:
Meaning admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong:
Meaning make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others:
Meaning make (secret or new information) known:
Meaning make known (private or sensitive information):
Meaning assert or confess openly:
Meaning say something in a solemn and emphatic manner:
Meaning claim that one has (a quality or feeling), especially when this is not the case:
Meaning intentionally disclose (something private or secret):
Meaning admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it:
Meaning agree to a demand, request, or treaty:
Meaning agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true:
Meaning have the same opinion about something; concur:
Meaning admit or acknowledge that something is the case or that one feels a certain way:
Meaning be of the same opinion; agree:
Meaning express approval or agreement:
Meaning acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of:
Meaning become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly:
Meaning recognize the full worth of:
Meaning find unexpectedly or during a search:
Meaning greet or welcome (a visitor) formally:
Meaning greet (someone arriving) in a polite or friendly way:
Meaning recruit (someone) to perform a service:
Meaning enrol or be enrolled in the armed services:
Meaning enter or record on an official list or directory:
admit antonyms
Meaning state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of:
Meaning not allow to be seen; hide:
Meaning deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege:
Meaning fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars:
Meaning officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization:
Translation of admit
- German: anerkennen, zugeben, eingestehen, einräumen
- Spanish: admitir, reconocer, conceder, acomodarse, incluir, integrar, permitir, recibir, aceptar
- French: admettre, reconnaitre, reconnaître, accepter, recevoir
- Italian: ammettere, riconoscere, concedere, sistemare, alloggiare, ospitare, accogliere, introdurre, includere, consentire, permettere, accettare
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