"admit" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ədˈmɪt/ [UK], /ædˈmɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-admit.ogg [US] Forms: admit [canonical], admits [third-person, singular], admitted [past], admitted [past, participle], admitting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|admit|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you admit someone, you allow them to enter an area or a building. Synonyms: welcome, let in
    Sense id: simple-admit-en-verb-IdgjDvDB
  2. If you are admitted to an institution, the institution starts taking care of you.
    Sense id: simple-admit-en-verb-4W87AjKJ
  3. If you admit something, you say reluctantly that it is true. Synonyms: state
    Sense id: simple-admit-en-verb---3KcMhf
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