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ad·mit
(ăd-mĭt′)
v. ad·mit·ted, ad·mit·ting, ad·mits
v.tr.
1.
a. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede: Even proponents of the technology admit that it doesn't always work as well as it should.
b. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example). See Synonyms at acknowledge.
2. To afford opportunity for; permit: We must admit no delay in the proceedings.
3.
a. To allow to enter: a crack in the wall that admitted some light.
b. To grant the right to enter: This ticket admits two to the performance of the play.
c. To accept into an organization or group: The college admits fine arts students.
d. To accept (someone) as an inpatient in a hospital.
e. To accept into evidence as relevant and otherwise admissible: The judge admitted the testimony of the expert.
v.intr.
1. To afford possibility: a problem that admits of no solution.
2. To allow entrance; afford access: a door admitting to the hall.
3. To make acknowledgment; confess: admitted to committing the crime; admitted to a weakness for sweets.
n.
One who is admitted.
[Middle English amitten, admitten, from Old French amettre, admettre, from Latin admittere : ad-, ad- + mittere, to send.]
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admit
(ədˈmɪt)
vb (mainly tr) , -mits, -mitting or -mitted
1. (may take a clause as object) to confess or acknowledge (a crime, mistake, etc)
2. (may take a clause as object) to concede (the truth or validity of something)
3. to allow to enter; let in
4. (foll by to) to allow participation (in) or the right to be part (of): to admit to the profession.
5. (when: intr, foll by of) to allow (of); leave room (for)
6. (intr) to give access: the door admits onto the lawn.
[C14: from Latin admittere to let come or go to, from ad- to + mittere to send]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ad•mit
(ædˈmɪt)v. -mit•ted, -mit•ting. v.t.
1. to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
2. to give the right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people.
3. to permit to exercise a certain function or privilege: to admit someone to the bar.
4. to permit; allow.
5. to allow or concede as valid: to admit the force of an argument.
6. to acknowledge; confess: He admitted his guilt.
7. to have capacity for: The passage admits two abreast.
v.i.
8. to permit entrance; give access: This door admits to the garden.
9. to grant opportunity or permission; allow: to admit of no other interpretation.
10. to confess or make acknowledgment: to admit to a crime.
[1375–1425; late Middle English amitten < Middle French amettre < Latin admittere=ad- ad- + mittere to send, let go]
ad•mit•tee (æd mɪtˈi, ædˈmɪt i) n.
ad•mit′ter, n.
syn: See acknowledge.
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admit
Past participle: admitted
Gerund: admitting
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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| Verb | 1. |  admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
attorn - acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants"
write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
make no bones about - acknowledge freely and openly; "He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay"
sustain - admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"
confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
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| 2. |  admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
repatriate - admit back into the country
readmit - admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home country"
admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"
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| 3. |  admit - 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"
countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
admit, take on, accept, take - 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"
induct, initiate - accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
readmit - admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"
involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
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profess - receive into a religious order or congregation
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| 5. |  admit - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
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| 7. |  admit - 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"
contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"
house - contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"
seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
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admit
verb
1. confess, own up, confide, profess, own up, come clean (informal), avow, come out of the closet, sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), cough (slang), spill your guts (slang), 'fess up (U.S. slang) Two-thirds of them admit to buying drink illegally.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
admit
verb
4. To express recognition of:
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Translations
أعترفيَسْمَحُ بِالدُخُوليَسْمَح بِالدُّخُوليَعْتَرِفيُقِرُّ
připustitpřiznatvpustitpřijmout
indrømmelukke indgive adgang
myöntääpäästää sisään
priznatiprimiti
beenged
heimila aîgangviîurkenna
認める入場を許す
시인하다입장을 허락하다
įėjimasįtikinantisleidimas įeitileisti įeitiprisipažinimas
atzītielaistpiekrist
vpustiť
priznatisprejeti
erkännage tillträde
ยอมให้เข้าสารภาพ
cho vàothú nhận
admit
[ədˈmɪt] VT
1. (= allow to enter) [+ person] → dejar entrar; [+ patient] (to hospital) → ingresar; [+ air, light] → dejar pasar, dejar entrar
"children not admitted" → se prohíbe la entrada a los menores de edad
"this ticket admits two" → entrada para dos personas
to be admitted to the Academy → ingresar en la Academia
to be admitted to hospital → ingresar en el hospital
admitting office (US) (Med) → oficina f de ingresos
"children not admitted" → se prohíbe la entrada a los menores de edad
"this ticket admits two" → entrada para dos personas
to be admitted to the Academy → ingresar en la Academia
to be admitted to hospital → ingresar en el hospital
admitting office (US) (Med) → oficina f de ingresos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
admit
[ədˈmɪt] vt
(= acknowledge) → reconnaître, admettre
I must admit (that) ... → je dois admettre que ..., je dois reconnaître que ...
He is clever, I must admit → Il est intelligent, je dois l'admettre., Il est intelligent, je dois le reconnaître.
to admit defeat → s'avouer vaincu(e)
to admit responsibility for sth → assumer la responsabilité de qch
to admit (that) ... → reconnaître que ..., admettre que ...
He admitted that he'd done it → Il a reconnu l'avoir fait., Il a admis l'avoir fait.
to admit doing sth → reconnaître avoir fait qch, admettre avoir fait qch
I must admit (that) ... → je dois admettre que ..., je dois reconnaître que ...
He is clever, I must admit → Il est intelligent, je dois l'admettre., Il est intelligent, je dois le reconnaître.
to admit defeat → s'avouer vaincu(e)
to admit responsibility for sth → assumer la responsabilité de qch
to admit (that) ... → reconnaître que ..., admettre que ...
He admitted that he'd done it → Il a reconnu l'avoir fait., Il a admis l'avoir fait.
to admit doing sth → reconnaître avoir fait qch, admettre avoir fait qch
(= let in) → laisser entrer
Journalists are rarely admitted to the region → On laisse rarement entrer les journalistes dans cette région.
This ticket admits two
BUT Ce billet est valable pour deux personnes.
to be admitted to hospital → être admis(e) à l'hôpital, être hospitalisé(e)
"children not admitted" → "entrée interdite aux enfants"
He admitted to the murder → Il a avoué le meurtre.
to admit to doing sth, to admit to having done sth → avouer avoir fait qch, reconnaître avoir fait qch
Journalists are rarely admitted to the region → On laisse rarement entrer les journalistes dans cette région.
This ticket admits two
BUT Ce billet est valable pour deux personnes.
to be admitted to hospital → être admis(e) à l'hôpital, être hospitalisé(e)
"children not admitted" → "entrée interdite aux enfants"
admit of
vt fus (formal) → admettre, permettre
admit to
vt fus [+ mistake, fact] → reconnaître; [+ crime] → avouerHe admitted to the murder → Il a avoué le meurtre.
to admit to doing sth, to admit to having done sth → avouer avoir fait qch, reconnaître avoir fait qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
admit
vt
(= let in) → hereinlassen; (= permit to join) → zulassen (to zu), aufnehmen (→ to in +acc); children not admitted → kein Zutritt für Kinder; he was not admitted to the cinema/to college → er wurde nicht ins Kino hineingelassen/zur Universität zugelassen or in der Universität aufgenommen; to be admitted to hospital → ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert werden; to be admitted to the Bar → bei Gericht zugelassen werden; this ticket admits two → die Karte ist für zwei (Personen)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
admit
[ədˈmɪt] vt
a. (allow to enter) → lasciar entrare, far entrare; (air, light) → lasciar passare
children not admitted → vietato l'ingresso ai bambini
this ticket admits two → questo biglietto è valido per due persone
he was admitted to hospital → è stato ricoverato all'ospedale
children not admitted → vietato l'ingresso ai bambini
this ticket admits two → questo biglietto è valido per due persone
he was admitted to hospital → è stato ricoverato all'ospedale
b. (acknowledge) → ammettere, riconoscere; (crime) → ammettere or confessare (di aver compiuto)
it is hard, I admit → è difficile, lo ammetto or devo ammetterlo
I must admit that ... → devo ammettere or confessare che...
it is hard, I admit → è difficile, lo ammetto or devo ammetterlo
I must admit that ... → devo ammettere or confessare che...
admit to vi + prep → riconoscere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
admit
(ədˈmit) – past tense, past participle adˈmitted – verb
1. to allow to enter. This ticket admits one person.
2. to say that one accepts as true. He admitted (that) he was wrong.
adˈmissible (-səbl) adjective
allowable. admissible evidence.
adˈmission (-ʃən) noun
1. being allowed to enter; entry. They charge a high price for admission.
2. (an) act of accepting the truth of (something). an admission of guilt.
adˈmittance noun
the right or permission to enter. The notice said `No admittance'.
adˈmittedly adverb
as is generally accepted. Admittedly, she is not well.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
admit
→ يَسْمَحُ بِالدُخُول, يُقِرُّ přijmout, přiznat indrømme, lukke ind einlassen, zugeben επιτρέπω την είσοδο, παραδέχομαι admitir, permitir la entrada myöntää, päästää sisään admettre, laisser entrer primiti, priznati ammettere, far entrare 入場を許す, 認める 시인하다, 입장을 허락하다 toegeven, toelaten innrømme, slippe inn przyjąć, przyznać się (do czegoś) admitir, reconhecer допускать, признавать erkänna, ge tillträde ยอมให้เข้า, สารภาพ içeri almak, kabul etmek cho vào, thú nhận 准入, 承认
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
admit
vt. admitir, dar entrada o ingreso a una institución.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
admit
vt (pret & pp admitted; ger admitting) (to the hospital) ingresar, admitir (al hospital); We need to admit him..Tenemos que ingresarlo.
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.