admit

ad·mit  (d-mt)

v. ad·mit·ted, ad·mit·ting, ad·mits

v.tr.

1. To permit to enter: A crack in the wall admitted some light.

2. To provide the right or a means of entrance to: A ticket that admits the whole group.

3. To permit to exercise the rights, functions, or privileges of: was admitted to the bar association.

4. To have room for; accommodate.

5. To afford opportunity for; permit: We must admit no delay in the proceedings.

6. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge: admit the truth. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

7. To grant as true or valid, as for the sake of argument; concede.

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.

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[Middle English amitten, admitten, from Old French amettre, admettre, from Latin admittere : ad-, ad- + mittere, to send.]

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admit [ədˈmɪt]

vb -mits, -mitting, -mitted (mainly tr)

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

[from Latin admittere to let come or go to, from ad- to + mittere to send]

Thesaurus

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" acknowledge 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" concede, confess, profess - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith confess, fink, squeal - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure avouch, avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about 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"
	2.	admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" allow in, intromit, let in 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" turn down, turn away, refuse, reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
	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" let in, include 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!" keep out, shut out, exclude, shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
	4.	admit - 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" take on, accept, take profess - receive into a religious order or congregation accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" let in, admit, include - 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"
	5.	admit - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" allow 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"
	6.	admit - give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
	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" accommodate, hold 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"
	8.	admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" serve, do - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"

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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.

2. allow, agree, accept, reveal, grant, declare, acknowledge, recognize, concede, disclose, affirm, divulge I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes.
allow deny, reject, dismiss, forbid, prohibit, negate

3. let in, allow, receive, accept, introduce, include, welcome, greet, take in, incorporate, initiate, give access to, allow to enter Security personnel refused to admit him or his wife.
let in exclude, keep out

Translations

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

2. (= acknowledge) → reconocer; [+ crime] → confesar; [+ error] → reconocer
it is hard, I admit → es difícil, lo reconozco
it must be admitted that → hay que reconocer que ...
I admit nothing! → ¡no tengo nada que confesar!

admit of VI + PREP (frm) → admitir
it admits of no other explanation → no cabe otra explicación

admit to VI + PREP [+ crime] → confesarse culpable de
she admits to doing it → confiesa haberlo hecho
I admit to feeling a bit ill → confieso que me siento algo mal

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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

(= 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"

admit of

vt fus (formal) → admettre, permettre

admit to

vt fus [+ mistake, fact] → reconnaître; [+ crime] → avouer
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

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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)

(= have space for: halls, harbours etc) → Platz bieten für

(= acknowledge) → zugeben; do you admit (to) stealing his hat? → geben Sie zu, seinen Hut gestohlen zu haben?; he admitted himself beaten → er gab sich geschlagen; it is generally admitted that … → es wird allgemein zugegeben, dass …; to admit the truth of something → zugeben, dass etw wahr ist

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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

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...

admit of vi + prep (frm) → dare adito a

admit to vi + prep → riconoscere

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admit

v admit [ədˈmit]

1 to allow to enter This ticket admits one person. is vir, geld vir يَسْمَح بِالدُّخُول допускам vpustit give adgang Zutritt gewähren επιτρέπω την είσοδο admitir, permitir la entrada sissepääsu võimaldama اجازه دخول دادن myöntää pääsyoikeus laisser entrer לְהַכנִיס प्रवेश देना dopuštati beenged dapat dipakai heimila aðgang far entrare 入場を許可する 입장을 허락하다 leisti įeiti ielaist kebenaran masuk toelaten slippe inn, gi adgang umożliwiać wstęp admitir a permite accesul впускать vpustiť pripustiti primiti släppa in, anta ยอมให้เข้า içeri almak, kabul etmek 允許...進入 впускати; приймати داخل ہونے کی اجازت دینا cho vào 允许...进入

2 to say that one accepts as true He admitted (that) he was wrong. toegee يَعْتَرِف приемам připustit indrømme zugeben παραδέχομαι admitir, reconocer möönma اعتراف کردن myöntää reconnaître לְהוֹדוֹת ב- स्वीकार करना priznati beismer mengakui viðurkenna ammettere, riconoscere 認める 인정하다 pri(si)pažinti atzīt; piekrist mengaku toegeven innrømme przyznawać reconhecer a recunoaşte признавать pripustiť, priznať, uznať priznati priznati medge ยอมรับความจริง kabul etmek, itiraf etmek 承認 допускати تسلیم کرنا thừa nhận 承认

adj adˈmissible [-səbl]

allowable admissible evidence. toelaatbaar مَقْبُول، جَدِير بِالقُبُول допустими přípustný, přijatelný gyldig zulässig αποδεκτός admisible vastuvõetav قابل قبول hyväksyttävä acceptable קָבִיל स्वीकृति योग्य dopustiv elfogadható bisa diterima gildur, lögmætur ammissibile, accettabile 容認される 허용할 수 있는 priimtinas, įtikinantis pieļaujams; pieņemams boleh diterima toelaatbaar tillatelig, godtatt dopuszczalny admissível admisibil допустимый prípustný, prijateľný sprejemljiv prihvatljiv tilllåten, godtagbar ซึ่งยอมรับได้ kabul edilebilir 可採納的 допустимий, прийнятний قابل تسلیم ، قابل قبول، قابل تقرر có thể chấp nhận 可采纳的

n adˈmission [-ʃən]

1 being allowed to enter; entry They charge a high price for admission. toegang دُخُول допускане vstup adgang; optagelse der Zutritt; der Eintritt δικαίωμα εισόδου admisión sissepääs ورودیه sisäänpääsy entrée רְשוּת כְּנִיסָה प्रवेश pristup belépés izin masuk aðgangur entrata, ingresso 入ること 입장 įėjimas ieeja kebenaran masuk toelating adgang; inngangspenger wstęp admissão intrare доступ, вход vstup vstopno dovoljenje, vstop(nina) cena ulaznice inträde สิทธิ์ในการเข้าไป giriş 允許進入，入學(入會、入場) вхід, вступ داخلہ sự cho phép vào 允许进入

2 (an) act of accepting the truth of (something) an admission of guilt. erkentenis إعْتِرَاف приемане připuštění, přiznání indrømmelse das Eingeständnis αναγνώριση, ομολογία confesión, reconocimiento möönmine پذیرش myöntäminen aveu הוֹדָאָה स्वीकृति priznanje beismerés pengakuan viðurkenning, játning ammissione 認めること 승인, 용인 pri(si)pažinimas atzīšanās; atzīšana; pieļaušana pengakuan erkenning innrømmelse przyznanie się reconhecimento recunoaştere признание pripustenie, priznanie priznanje priznanje medgivande คำสารภาพ Kabul, itiraf 承認 припущення اعتراف sự thừa nhận 承认

n adˈmittance

the right or permission to enter The notice said `No admittance'. toegang إذْن بِالدُّخُول достъп vstup adgang der Zutritt είσοδος, άδεια εισόδου entrada, permiso de entrada sissepääs پذیرش؛ ورود sisäänpääsy entrée רְשוּת כְּנִיסָה प्रवेश की आज्ञा pristup belépés izin masuk aðgangur ingresso 入場許可 입장권 įėjimas, leidimas įeiti ieeja; iekļūšana membenarkan masuk toegang adgang wstęp direito de ingresso ac­ces, in­trare разрешение на вход vstup vstop pristup tillträde การอนุญาตให้เข้าได้ giriş izni/hakkı 有權或獲准進入 доступ; дозвіл на вхід گزر ، داخلہ sự cho vào 允许进入

adv adˈmittedly

as is generally accepted Admittedly, she is not well. toegegee بِاعْتِرَاف الجَمِيع естестевено nesporně utvivlsomt; rigtignok zugegeben ομολογουμένως manifiestamente, declaradamente mööndavasti مسلماً myönnettäköön de l'aveu général יֶש לְהוֹדוֹת स्वीकार करते हुए doduše bevallottan diakui umum, tak dapat disangkal óneitanlega dichiaratamente, per ammissione generale 明らかに 명백히 reikia pripažinti pēc vispārēja atzinuma; jāatzīst, ka... diakui toegegeven utvilsomt, riktignok trzeba przyznać de facto după cum se ştie по общему признанию nesporne po splošnem mnenju doduše medgivet, onekligen เป็นที่ยอมรับกัน bilindiği üzere, itiraf etmek gerekirse 公認地 за загальним визнанням تسلیم کہ phải thừa nhận là 公认地

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admit → يَسمَح بالدخول, يُقِر přiznat, vpustit 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 binnenlaten, toegeven innrømme, slippe inn przyjąć, przyznać się (do czegoś) admitir, receber допускать, признавать erkänna, ge tillträde ยอมให้เข้า, สารภาพ içeri almak, kabul etmek cho vào, thú nhận 准入, 承认