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Meanings of admit in English

Portuguese
incluir
Spanish
integrar
Catalan
integrar

Allow to enter; grant entry to.

incluir
Portuguese
aceitar
Catalan
acceptar
Spanish
aceptar

Admit into a group or community.

aceitar
Portuguese
confessar
Catalan
admetre
Spanish
reconocer

To admit to be true.

confessar
Catalan
permetre
Spanish
permitir

To afford possibility.

permetre
Usage of admit in English
1
This is a problem any responsible company needs to admit, and address.
The Guardian
2
However, only 46 per cent admit they're good at commercialising those ideas.
The Irish Times
3
I thought of Cal's rule, one I'd come to admit made sense.
Good things I wish you
4
Despite the problems, few election administrators admit the certification process is inadequate.
Wired
5
We must admit, yesterday was a great day on the fashion scene.
Ebony
6
They admit, however, that they do not really know how it works.
Reuters
7
Analysts today admit that they feel stimulated when patients talk about sex.
The new yorker
8
The Government committed in November to admit 200 children from the camp.
The Irish Times
9
Western diplomats admit there is no purely military solution to the conflict.
Reuters
10
The crisis is too serious to admit of personal rivalries or prejudices.
The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament
11
The IAAF need to admit they have a problem and fix it.
The Guardian
12
Why not just admit she is trying to help clear Kasztner's name?
Reuters
13
Many citizens are also ashamed to admit they cannot afford enough food.
Reuters
14
Tells about word-association tests; why courts don't admit lie-detectors in evidence, etc.
The new yorker
15
Candace, who generally ate healthy, had to admit it looked really good.
Blind Man's Alley
16
And she had to admit, she wanted to believe Craig was innocent.
Dark pursuit
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Admit through the time
Admit across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
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