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Admit Very Common

Admit has 9 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

"He admitted his errors"

"She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

2

allow to enter; grant entry to

"We cannot admit non-members into our club building"

"This pipe admits air"

3

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"

4

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"

5

afford possibility

"This problem admits of no solution"

"This short story allows of several different interpretations"

6

give access or entrance to

"The French doors admit onto the yard"

7

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"

8

serve as a means of entrance

"This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

9

To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration

"The security guard admitted only those holding valid tickets into the theater."

In plain English: To admit means to say that something is true even though you might not want to.

"He had to admit that he made a mistake during the presentation."

Usage: Use admit when you mean allowing someone physical entry into a building or granting permission. Do not use it for denying access, which requires words like refuse or deny instead.

Example Sentences
"He had to admit that he made a mistake during the presentation." verb
"He finally admitted that he made a mistake in the project." verb
"The store will not admit customers after nine o'clock tonight." verb
"I cannot admit to knowing the secret behind his disappearance." verb
See Also
confess admissible admission allow acknowledge readmit assent elocute
Related Terms
Antonyms
deny turn down keep out
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
declare permit accept serve
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
attorn write off make no bones about sustain concede confess avow repatriate readmit initiate involve profess sleep house seat

Origin

The word "admit" entered English via Middle English and Old French versions of the term. It ultimately traces back to a Latin phrase meaning "to send in," combining elements that signify allowing someone entrance or an inlet.

Rhyming Words
mit amit smit omit emit izmit vomit immit emmit simit limit dimit remit demit submit reemit turmit permit kermit hermit
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