English Explanatory Dictionary

admit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
  2. To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
  3. To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
  4. To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
  5. To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.
  6. To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

Pronunciation

/ədˈmɪt/ en-us-admit.ogg

Word forms

admit admits admitting admitted no-table-tags glossary admittest admittedst admitteth

Etymology

From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).

Synonyms

inlet let in own up confess acknowledge own grant

Related words

admissible admission mission

Derived words

admit defeat admittable admittance admittedly admittee admitter admitting admittingly coadmit nonadmitted preadmit readmit re-admit unadmitted unadmitting
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