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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accommodate, hold |
| Has types | sleep, house, seat |
| Verb group | contain, take, hold |
| Derivation | admittible |
The theater admits 300 people.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | allow |
| Verb group | allow, provide, allow for, leave |
| Derivation | admissive |
This problem admits of no solution.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | allow in, intromit, let in |
| Type of | allow, countenance, let, permit |
| Has types | repatriate, readmit |
| Derivation | admittible, admission, admittable |
We cannot admit non-members into our club building.
This pipe admits air.
Examples of admit
admit
They don't hesitate to admit they are trying to catch up with Democratic rivals.
From the stltoday.com
We must be courageous enough to admit to ourselves and others when we need help.
From the kentucky.com
As is standard procedure in such agreements, Consol did not admit any liability.
From the post-gazette.com
Manufacturers, in some cases, were not inclined to admit me to their work shops.
From the suntimes.com
Our housekeeper falsified those documents and came to admit it nine years later.
From the sacbee.com
It would be hard for any fighter not to admit to dreams of fighting for the UFC.
From the stltoday.com
Have to admit Tonks would have been a good option, very old school, no nonsense.
From the thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
I'm small so I have to compensate in other areas and I'm not scared to admit it.
From the forbes.com
Does that mean deep down he's a Richmond supporter but doesn't want to admit it?
From the themercury.com.au
- Declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
- Allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
- Allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
- Accept: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
- Afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
- Give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
- (Admission (law)) An admission in the law of evidence is a prior statement by an adverse party which can be admitted into evidence over a hearsay objection. In general, admissions are admissible in criminal and civil cases.
- To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which ...
- (Admits) The number of admissions to a hospital including outpatient and inpatient facilities.
