verb
ADVERB
▪ freely , readily
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He freely admitted that he had taken bribes.
▪ frankly , honestly
▪ openly
▪ privately
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Some ~ privately that unemployment could continue to rise.
▪ grudgingly , reluctantly
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In the end he'd done a good job, Carol admitted grudgingly.
VERB + ADMIT
▪ be forced to , have to , must
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I must ~ that the results were disappointing.
▪ refuse to
▪ be honest enough to , be prepared to , be the first to , be willing to , dare (to) , have the courage to
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He was honest enough to ~ his mistake in the end.
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She would be the first to ~ that she is very difficult to work with.
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She dared not ~ her fear.
▪ be ashamed to , be embarrassed to , be loath to , be reluctant to , be unwilling to , hate to , not care to
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I hate to ~ it, but I think he is right.
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He had caused her more pain than she cared to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
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He admitted to feeling a little tired.
PHRASES
▪ I don't mind admitting
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I was scared and I don't mind admitting it.
Admit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ judge , ↑ report
Admit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ adultery , ↑ allegation , ↑ applicant , ↑ charge , ↑ defeat , ↑ error , ↑ evidence , ↑ existence , ↑ failure , ↑ fault , ↑ feeling , ↑ guilt , ↑ ignorance , ↑ involvement , ↑ liability , ↑ mistake , ↑ murder , ↑ patient , ↑ possibility , ↑ problem , ↑ responsibility , ↑ truth , ↑ visitor , ↑ weakness