Definitions for admit
ædˈmɪtad·mit

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. admitverb

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

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

2. admitverb

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

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

3. admitverb

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

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

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.

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

5. admitverb

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

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

6. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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

2. Admitverb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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

How to pronounce admit?

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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. Ted Cruz:

   Securing our borders and stopping illegal immigration is a matter of national security. That's why I fought so hard to defeat President Obama and the Republican establishment's Gang of 8 amnesty plan, their misguided plan would have given Obama the authority to admit Syrian refugees, including ISIS terrorists. That's just wrong.

2. Ted Cruz:

   I have to admit yesterday when I saw that cartoon -- not much ticks me off -- but making fun of my girls, that'll do it, all of us learned in kindergarten -- don't hit little girls. It's not complicated. Don't make fun of a 5-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl.

3. Thomas Chandler Haliburton:

   When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry.

4. Ted Cruz:

   Yesterday, Marco had a fairly remarkable comment in that he suggested that my record was exactly like his on immigration and I have to admit, I laughed out loud at that.

5. Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia:

   I don't think ... it stands to reason that it's a good thing for the University of Texas to admit as many blacks as possible.

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