ADMIT in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "ADMIT"

    • (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
    • (transitive) To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
    • (transitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
    • (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
    • (intransitive) to give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of)
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
    • To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration
    • to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege
    • to concede as true
    • to be capable of, to permit
    • to allow to enter; to grant entrance
    • To allow to enter; to grant entrance.
    • (to) grant
    • To concede as true.
    • To admit to be true.
    • To have room for; to hold without crowding.
    • To allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.
    • To afford possibility.
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
    • verb
      declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
    • verb
      give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

    Synonyms of "ADMIT" in English dictionary

    hold, serve, declare are the top synonyms of "ADMIT" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "ADMIT" in English dictionary

    reject, deny, exclude are the top antonyms of "ADMIT" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ADMIT

    • admit ( third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
    • admit, admitted, admitted; he admits; be admitting
    • admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
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