admit
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English admitten, amitten, from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
- (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
- A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
- They were admitted into his house.
- to admit a serious thought into the mind
- to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
- (transitive) To allow (one) to enter on an office 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
- (transitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
- the argument or fact is admitted
- he admitted his guilt
- (transitive) 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.
- (intransitive) to give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of)
- circumstance do not admit of this
- the text does not admit of this interpretation
- (transitive) To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
- 2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, Guardian:
- "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."
- 2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, Guardian:
Usage notes [edit]
In the senses 3. and 4. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms [edit]
- (to allow entry to): inlet, let in
- (to recognise as true): acknowledge, own
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to allow to enter; to grant entrance
to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege
to concede as true
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to be capable of, to permit
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French [edit]
Verb [edit]
admit
- Third-person singular indicative past historic of admettre.
