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verb

/ədˈmɪt/

present tense
I/you/we/they	admit
he/she/it	admits
present participle	admitting
past tense	admitted
past participle	admitted

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1
[intransitive/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 (got) to admit/must admit:
It was a good effort, I’ve got to admit.
Thesaurus entry for this meaning of admit
1. 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 causing death by careless driving.
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2
[transitive] to take someone into hospital for medical treatment
After collapsing, she was rushed to hospital, where she was admitted.
admit someone to something:
They admitted John to the psychiatric unit of the Royal Covenant Hospital.
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3
[transitive] to allow someone to enter a place, especially a public place such as a theatre or museum
Latecomers will not be admitted until the interval.
admit someone to something:
A group ticket admits six people to the zoo and museum.
Thesaurus entry for this meaning of admit
1. 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.
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phrase

admit defeat
to accept that you cannot succeed in doing something and stop trying to do it
After months of protests, the government was forced to admit defeat and abandon the policy.
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