admit

ad|mit [ əd`mıt ] verb ***

1. ) intransitive or transitive to agree that something is true, especially when you are unhappy, sorry, or surprised about it:

Clarke admitted his disappointment at the court's decision, but said he would fight on.

I can't sing at all, he admitted.

admit (that): Rachel admits that she had a hard time understanding the assignment.

admit to: I reluctantly admitted to being nervous about the test.

admit doing something: He is unwilling to admit being jealous of his brother.

have to admit/must admit: It was a surprisingly good effort, I have to admit.

a ) to say that you have done something wrong or illegal:

She admitted two charges of handling stolen goods.

admit (that): She freely admits that she made mistakes.

admit to: In court, he admitted to lying about the accident.

admit doing something: Davis admitted driving the car into his neighbor's tree.

b ) admit defeat to accept that you cannot succeed with something and stop trying to do it:

After months of protests, the government was forced to admit defeat and abandon the policy.

2. ) transitive to take someone into a hospital to be treated:

After collapsing, she was rushed to the hospital, where she was admitted.

admit someone to something: They admitted John to the psychiatric unit.

3. ) transitive to allow someone to enter a place, especially a public place such as a theater or museum:

Latecomers will not be admitted until the intermission.

admit someone to something: A group ticket admits six people to the zoo and museum.

a ) to allow someone to become a member of an organization:

The Stock Exchange will admit six firms as new members.

admit someone to something: The Baltic States were admitted to the United Nations in 1991.

ad`mit of phrasal verb transitive FORMAL

admit of something to show that something is possible