admit
/ədˈmɪt/ verb A2- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission. · Circumstances do not admit of this.· The text does not admit of this interpretation.
- To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
Plural admit · He/she/it admits · Past admitted · Past participle admitted · -ing form admitting
Verb forms
- Base form
- admit
- He/she/it
- admits
- Past
- admitted
- Past participle
- admitted
- -ing form
- admitting
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
“Ah,” said the Marquise de Saint-Méran, a woman with a stern, forbidding eye, though still noble and distinguished in appearance, despite her fifty years—“ah, these revolutionists, who have driven us from those very possessions they afterwards purchased for a mere trifle during the Reign of Terror, would be compelled to own, were they here, that all true devotion was on our side, since we were content to follow the fortunes of a falling monarch, while they, on the contrary, made their fortune by worshipping the rising sun; yes, yes, they could not help admitting that the king, for whom we sacrificed rank, wealth, and station was truly our ‘Louis the well-beloved,’ while their wretched usurper has been, and ever will be, to them their evil genius, their ‘Napoleon the accursed.’ Am I not right, Villefort?”
He said he will grant you an audience, if you so desire; but each one of you must enter his presence alone, and he will admit but one each day.
At last I told him about the mark upon your forehead, and he decided he would admit you to his presence.”
So the Scarecrow followed him and was admitted into the great Throne Room, where he saw, sitting in the emerald throne, a most lovely Lady.
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