ADMIT


Meaning of ADMIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əd-ˈmit, ad- ]

verb

( ad·mit·ted ; ad·mit·ting )

Etymology: Middle English admitten, from Latin admittere, from ad- + mittere to send

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to allow scope for : permit

admit s no possibility of misunderstanding

b. : to concede as true or valid

admitted making a mistake

2.

a. : to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege)

an open window had admitted rain

admitted to the club

b. : to accept into a hospital as an inpatient

he was admitted last night for chest pains

intransitive verb

1. : to give entrance or access

2.

a. : allow , permit

admit s of two interpretations

b. : to make acknowledgment — used with to

Synonyms: see acknowledge

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.