admit
Definitions
To confess or acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly
承认，供认
To allow someone to enter or to join an institution
准许进入；接纳，录取
Root Breakdown
Native Englishad- (to, toward) + mit (let go) = "to let in." The literal sense is letting someone in — admit a patient, admitted to college. The figurative sense follows the same image: when you admit a fact, you let a truth in past your defenses, stop keeping it out. Confessing is just opening the door to something you'd rather keep outside.
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.admit guilt承认有罪
- 2.admit defeat认输
Example Sentences
- 1.
He finally admitted that he had made a mistake.
- 2.
Children under five are admitted free.
- 3.
She was admitted to the hospital late last night.
Easily Confused
admit vs. confess: both mean owning up, but confess is stronger and more formal, used for serious wrongs or sins (confess to a murder). You can admit a small fault ("I admit I was wrong") without the weight of confess.