Admit

From Fresh Dictionary

1 English
2 French
- 2.1 Verb form

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English

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Etymology

From Old English amitten, which from Latin admittere, from ad- + mittere "to send"

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Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ædˈmɪt/
IPA: RP /ədˈmɪt/
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Verb

to admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past admitted, past participle admitted)

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To allow 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.

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

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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.

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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.

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