English Online Dictionary. What means admit? What does admit mean?
English
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ədˈmɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Verb
admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
- (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
- (transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
- (transitive or intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
- Synonyms: own up, confess
- (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
- (intransitive) To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
- (transitive) To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
Usage notes
In the sense "concede to be true", this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- (to allow entry to): inlet, let in
- (to recognise as true): acknowledge, own
Derived terms
Related terms
- admissible
- admission
- mission
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad.mi/
Verb
admit
- third-person singular past historic of admettre