What does admit mean?
Definitions for admit
ædˈmɪtad·mit
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word admit.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
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"
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"
admit, allowverb
afford possibility
"This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
admitverb
give access or entrance to
"The French doors admit onto the yard"
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"
admitverb
serve as a means of entrance
"This ticket will admit one adult to the show"
Wiktionary
admitverb
To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
admitverb
To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
admitverb
To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
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.
admitverb
to give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of)
admitverb
To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
Etymology: From admitten, amitten, from admettre, amettre, from admitto, from ad- + mittere.
Webster Dictionary
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
Admitverb
to give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into a playhouse
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
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
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
Etymology: [OE. amitten, L. admittere, admissum; ad + mittere to send: cf. F. admettre, OF. admettre, OF. ametre. See Missile.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'admit' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2877
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'admit' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1699
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'admit' in Verbs Frequency: #204
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of admit in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of admit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of admit in a Sentence
To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the wedding cup, whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're right, shut up.
The reason we have runaway inflation is Joe Biden. The reason we have a shipping crisis, a supply chain crisis at this stage, is Joe Biden. So if he wants to assign blame, all he needs is a mirror, and he can look in it because he's the source of most of these problems and the solutions he's offering are either nonexistent or totally fake, if the president wants to be serious, he'll admit that his policies have been wrong, that his policies have been weak, that his policies have endangered this nation and the world, and he'll tell us how he's going to change course.
Environmental Protection Agency:
Only then did VW admit it had designed and installed a defeat device in these vehicles in the form of a sophisticated software algorithm that detected when a vehicle was undergoing emissions testing.
I have to admit his food packages help keep me going and it’s great to know that he loves me. In some way every time I have my meal I know he is with me.
BASIC - A programming language. Related to certain social diseases in that those who have it will not admit it in polite company.
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Translations for admit
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- أعترفArabic
- допускам, позволявам, признавам, пускам да влезеBulgarian
- připustitCzech
- cyfaddef, gadael i mewnWelsh
- zugeben, einlassen, zulassenGerman
- reconocer, dejar entrar, dar entrada, admitirSpanish
- myöntää, sallia, päästääFinnish
- vakadinataFijian
- admettre, avouerFrench
- aidichScottish Gaelic
- beismer, bevall, elismer, beenged, bebocsátHungarian
- far entrare, ammettere, riconoscereItalian
- 認めるJapanese
- toegeven, toelaten, toestaan, toegang verlenen, bekennen, binnenlatenDutch
- tilståNorwegian Nynorsk
- tilstå, innrømme, slippe innNorwegian
- aceitar, permitir, reconhecer, admitirPortuguese
- допустить, признавать, допускать, признатьRussian
- prìznatiSerbo-Croatian
- tillstå, erkänna, bekräfta, medge, släppa in, tillåta, bekännaSwedish
- визнатиUkrainian
- thừa nhậnVietnamese
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