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# admit

verb (admit, admits, admitted, admitting)

«admit» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To admit means to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true or that you did something wrong: he admitted breaking the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#m1)
2. To admit means to let someone enter a place: this ticket admits one child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#m2)
3. To be admitted to hospital means to be taken in to stay there for treatment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#m3)

### In the lessons

At school and home, admitting a mistake honestly is praised — it is the first step to making things right, and it builds trust. In stories, a character admitting the truth is often a turning point. In everyday life, signs and tickets: «Admit one», «Children under 5 admitted free». Phrases: admit it, admit to, admit defeat, admitted to hospital, I must admit.

### Examples

- He admitted that he had eaten the last biscuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#x1)
- I admit I was wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#x2)
- It takes courage to admit a mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#x3)
- This ticket admits two adults and one child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#x4)
- Children under five are admitted free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#x5)
- Grandpa was admitted to hospital with a broken hip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#x6)
- I must admit, your cake is better than mine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#x7)
- “That will happen indeed,” Goll admitted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/#x8)

### Note

Double t: admitted, admitting. Followed by -ing or a «that» clause: «admit taking it», «admit that I took it». Noun: admission (entry, or a confession) — «admission price». Admitting something does not always mean you are fully to blame.

## In Jewish tradition

At school and home, admitting a mistake honestly is praised — it is the first step to making things right, and it builds trust. In stories, a character admitting the truth is often a turning point. In everyday life, signs and tickets: «Admit one», «Children under 5 admitted free». Phrases: admit it, admit to, admit defeat, admitted to hospital, I must admit.

### Examples

- The difference between the human and divine manner of thinking admits no comparison. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admit/#x1)
- The Second sect admitted Three great Powers ; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admit/#x2)
- The Second sect admitted Three great Powers; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between \[p. 7\] the two others, a supreme arbitrator. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admit/#x3)

### Note

Double t: admitted, admitting. Followed by -ing or a «that» clause: «admit taking it», «admit that I took it». Noun: admission (entry, or a confession) — «admission price». Admitting something does not always mean you are fully to blame.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «admit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«admit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/admit.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «admit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«admit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/admit.html) on Mova free.