Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.

    to admit a serious thought into the mind

    to admit evidence in the trial of a cause

    einlassen, zulassen

    допуска́тьdopuskátʹ, допусти́тьdopustítʹ, впуска́тьvpuskátʹ

    дозволя́тиdozvoljáty, впуска́тиvpuskáty, пуска́тиpuskáty

    allow to enter; grant entry to

  2. (transitive)To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.

    to admit an attorney to practice law

    The prisoner was admitted to bail.

    допуска́тьdopuskátʹ, допусти́тьdopustítʹ, разреша́тьrazrešátʹ

    дозволя́тиdozvoljáty, допуска́тиdopuskáty

  3. (intransitive, transitive)To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).

    the argument or fact is admitted

    He admitted his guilt.

    zugeben, eingestehen

    допуска́тьdopuskátʹ, допусти́тьdopustítʹ, признава́тьpriznavátʹ

    припуска́тиprypuskáty, припусти́тиprypustýty, визнава́тиvyznaváty

  4. (transitive)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.

    erlauben

    допуска́тьdopuskátʹ, допусти́тьdopustítʹ

    допуска́тиdopuskáty

  5. (intransitive, with of)To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.

    Circumstances do not admit of this.

    The text does not admit of this interpretation.

  6. (transitive)To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

    einweisen

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ

Examples

3189 sentences
  1. I admit that he is right.

    Я визнаю, що він має рацію.

    ruЯ признаю, что он прав.

    deIch gebe zu, dass er recht hat.

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  2. He admitted that it was true.

    Він визнав, що це правда.

    ruОн признал, что это правда.

    deEr gab zu, dass es wahr war.

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  3. He admitted that he was guilty.

    Він визнав свою провину.

    ruОн признал свою вину.

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  4. Tom admitted that he murdered Mary.

    Том зізнався, що він убив Мері.

    deTom gab zu, Maria ermordet zu haben.

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  5. I admit it. I was wrong.

    Визнаю, що не мала рації.

    ruЯ признаю это. Я был неправ.

    deIch gebe es zu: ich hatte unrecht.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
allow to enter:
allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege:
concede as true:
Русский
By meaning 4
allow to enter:
allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege:
concede as true:
admit into hospital:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
allow to enter:
concede as true:
be capable of:
admit into hospital:

Origin

From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to adm

From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).

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Forms

admits, admitting, admitted, admitted
Base formadmit · to admit
3rd person singularadmits
Present participleadmitting
Past simpleadmitted
Past participleadmitted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadmit
he, she, itadmits

Past simpleLesson

all personsadmitted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave admitted
he, she, ithas admitted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill admit

Synonyms

16 synonyms
to recognise as true:acknowledgeB1ownB1grantB1
to allow entry to:inletlet in
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

21 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • to admit that
  • have to admit
  • want to admit
  • admit his mistake
  • decency to admit
  • courage to admit
  • refused to admit
  • will admit that
  • admitted his guilt
  • will ever admit
  • willing to admit
  • will never admit

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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