Definitions for admit
ædˈmɪtad·mit

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. admit, acknowledgeverb

   declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

   "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

2. admit, allow in, let in, intromitverb

   allow to enter; grant entry to

   "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

3. admit, let in, includeverb

   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"

4. accept, admit, take, take onverb

   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"

5. admit, allowverb

   afford possibility

   "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

6. admitverb

   give access or entrance to

   "The French doors admit onto the yard"

7. accommodate, hold, admitverb

   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"

8. admitverb

   serve as a means of entrance

   "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. admitverb

   To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.

2. admitverb

   To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.

3. admitverb

   To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.

4. admitverb

   To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.

   the words do not admit such a construction.

5. admitverb

   to give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of)

6. admitverb

   To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

7. Etymology: From admitten, amitten, from admettre, amettre, from admitto, from ad- + mittere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ADMITverb

   Etymology: admitto, Lat.

   1. To suffer to enter; to grant entrance.

   Does not one table Bavius still admit?

   2. To suffer to enter upon an office; in which sense, the phrase of admission into a college, &c. is used.

   The treasurer found it no hard matter so far to terrify him, that, for the king’s service, as was pretended, he admitted, for a six-clark, a person recommended by him. Edward Hyde.

   3. To allow an argument or position.

   Suppose no weapon can thy valour’s pride
   Subdue, that by no force thou may’st be won,
   Admit no steel can hurt or wound thy side,
   And be it heav’n hath thee such favour done. Edward Fairfax, b. ii.

   This argument is like to have the less effect on me, seeing I cannot easily admit the inference. John Locke.

   4. To allow, or grant in general; sometimes with the particle of.

   If you once admit of a latitude, that thoughts may be exalted, and images raised above the life, that leads you insensibly from your own principles to mine. John Dryden, on Heroic Poetry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. admit

   Admit generally means to acknowledge or accept the truth, reality, or existence of something or someone. It can refer to confessing to a wrongdoing or error, allowing entrance or access to a place, accepting someone into a program or institution, recognizing a fact or notion, or conceding the validity of an argument or opposing viewpoint.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Admitverb

   to suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they were into his house; to admit a serious thought into the mind; to admit evidence in the trial of a cause

2. Admitverb

   to give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into a playhouse

3. Admitverb

   to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; as, to admit an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was admitted to bail

4. Admitverb

   to concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the argument or fact is admitted; he admitted his guilt

5. Admitverb

   to be capable of; to permit; as, the words do not admit such a construction. In this sense, of may be used after the verb, or may be omitted

6. Etymology: [OE. amitten, L. admittere, admissum; ad + mittere to send: cf. F. admettre, OF. admettre, OF. ametre. See Missile.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Admit

   ad-mit′, v.t. to allow to enter: to let in: to concede: to acknowledge: to be capable of:—pr.p. admit′ting; pa.p. admit′ted.—n. Admissibil′ity.—adj. Admis′sible, that may be admitted or allowed (generally, or specially as legal proof).—ns. Admis′sion, Admit′tance, the act of admitting: anything admitted or conceded: leave to enter.—adj. Admit′table, that may be admitted.—adv. Admit′tedly. [Through Fr. from L. admittĕre, -missum—ad, to, mittĕre, to send.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Admit

   Admit vs. Confess -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Admit and Confess.

Matched Categories

1. • Declare
   • Serve
   • Take

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'admit' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2877

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'admit' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1699

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'admit' in Verbs Frequency: #204

Anagrams for admit »

1. atmid

How to pronounce admit?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of admit in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of admit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of admit in a Sentence

1. Akira Nakatani:

   We have to admit the competitiveness of (U.S.) LNG is getting weaker compared to JCC prices.

2. Alexander Hamilton:

   In the recommendation to admit indiscriminately foreign emigrants of every description to the privileges of American citizens on their first entrance into our country, there is an attempt to break down every pale which has been erected for the preservation of a national spirit and a national character; and to let in the most powerful means of perverting and corrupting both the one and the other.

3. Earl Nightingale:

   People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be - whether they will admit that or not.

4. John Dewey:

   The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a pet notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

5. Scott Pruitt:

   I'm not afraid to admit there's been a learning process and when Congress or independent bodies of oversight find fault in our decision making, I want to correct that and ensure that it does not happen again.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=admit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Admit
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=admit
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=admit