admit

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Until the people who are in charge actually admit that they are in charge, we're fucked.

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Quick take

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of admit gathered in one view.

verb

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

verb

allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

verb

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for admit.

verb

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

verb

allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

verb

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"

verb

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"

verb

afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

verb

give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"

verb

have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

verb

serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

Example sentences

Until the people who are in charge actually admit that they are in charge, we're fucked.

Do you think 14 years later is a safe time to admit it was you who causes the donuts to disappear?

I believe that she's further stoking the internet's rage by refusing to admit any fault.

So while it may sound weird, it turns out that obtaining a statement outside Miranda but not admitting it in court is lawful.

" Translation: "we don't want to admit that we have a toxic, racist corporate culture so we're going to blame the messenger.

In general the service seems really neat, but I have to admit I find their storage and pricing system a bit confusing.

"But sir, we have no ties to countryX. We dont have visa to countryX. We have a Canadian passport, if you dont want to admit us then let us just turn around and go to Canada".

I'll admit that directing such efforts is not an easy thing to do, and most breakthroughs are improvements upon others' ideas.

Chavez holds that a persons constitutional rights are violated only if the prosecution tries to have the statement admitted in court.

It sucks to grasp your own limitations and admit that you might not be a good enough coder to contribute to the product at this point, but this is a critical time for the future of the product.

If you feel like backwards compatibility is a really important feature then whether you want to admit it or not, you probably would be happy as a Microsoft customer.

Indeed, the prosecution is even allowed to admit any physical evidence discovered as a fruit of the statement obtained in violation of Miranda only the actual statement is excluded.

I think it was on The Daily Show where a guest talked about a documentary called Gideon's Army where they're talking exactly about this issue, and how prosecutors are forcing 90% of the people arrested to admit guilt this way, before they even get a trial.