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{ "term": "admit", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "admit", "heSheIt": "admits" }, "pastSimple": "admitted", "pastParticiple": "admitted", "ingForm": "admitting" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true", "sensetop": "+ speechadmit to somethingadmit to doing somethingadmit somethingadmit (that)…admit to somebody that…be admitted that…be admitted to be/have something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It was a stupid thing to do, I admit." }, { "text": "‘I'm very nervous,’ she admitted reluctantly.", "contextForm": "+ speech" }, { "text": "Don't be afraid to admit to your mistakes.", "contextForm": "admit to something" }, { "text": "She admits to being strict with her children.", "contextForm": "admit to doing something" }, { "text": "He **admitted** all his **mistakes**.", "contextForm": "admit something" }, { "text": "She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth." }, { "text": "Why don't you just **admit defeat** *(= recognize that you cannot do something)* and let someone else try?" }, { "text": "**I hate to admit it**, but I think he is right." }, { "text": "Admit it! You were terrified!" }, { "text": "I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I watch this show." }, { "text": "They **freely admit** (that) they still have a lot to learn.", "contextForm": "admit (that)…" }, { "text": "**You must admit that** it all sounds very strange." }, { "text": "She **readily admits** mistakes were made." }, { "text": "I couldn't admit to my parents that I was finding the course difficult.", "contextForm": "admit to somebody that…" }, { "text": "It was generally admitted that the government had acted too quickly.", "contextForm": "be admitted that…" }, { "text": "The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake.", "contextForm": "be admitted to be/have something" }, { "text": "He admitted to feeling a bit tired." }, { "text": "He freely admitted that he had taken bribes." }, { "text": "He had caused her more pain than she cared to admit." }, { "text": "He was honest enough to admit his mistake in the end." }, { "text": "I must admit that the results were disappointing." }, { "text": "I was scared and I don't mind admitting it." }, { "text": "In the end he'd done a good job, Carol admitted grudgingly." }, { "text": "She dared not admit her fear." }, { "text": "She would be the first to admit that she is very difficult to work with." }, { "text": "Some admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["freely", "readily", "frankly"], "verb + admit": ["be forced to", "have to", "must"], "preposition": ["to"], "phrases": ["I don’t mind admitting"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to say that you have done something wrong or illegal", "sensetop": "admit to somethingadmit to doing somethingadmit somethingadmit doing something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He refused to admit to the other charges.", "contextForm": "admit to something" }, { "text": "She admitted to having stolen the car.", "contextForm": "admit to doing something" }, { "text": "She admitted theft.", "contextForm": "admit something" }, { "text": "He refused to admit his guilt." }, { "text": "The hospital has admitted liability for the accident." }, { "text": "She admitted having driven the car without insurance.", "contextForm": "admit doing something" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["freely", "readily", "frankly"], "verb + admit": ["be forced to", "have to", "must"], "preposition": ["to"], "phrases": ["I don’t mind admitting"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to allow somebody/something to enter a place", "sensetop": "admit somebody/somethingadmit somebody/something to/into something", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Each ticket admits one adult.", "contextForm": "admit somebody/something" }, { "text": "You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started.", "contextForm": "admit somebody/something to/into something" }, { "text": "The narrow windows admit little light into the room." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to allow somebody to become a member of a club, a school or an organization", "sensetop": "admit somebodyadmit somebody to/into something", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "The society admits all US citizens over 21.", "contextForm": "admit somebody" }, { "text": "Women were only admitted into the club last year.", "contextForm": "admit somebody to/into something" } ], "topics": ["Education"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to take somebody to a hospital or other institution where they can receive special care", "sensetop": "be admitted to something", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "Two crash victims **were admitted to** the local **hospital**.", "contextForm": "be admitted to something" } ], "topics": ["Healthcare"] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to accept that evidence is legally valid and can be presented in court", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Judge Neilson refused to admit the evidence because it had been illegally obtained." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪt/", "audio": "ad/admit/admit__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪts/", "audio": "ad/admit/admits__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪtɪd/", "audio": "ad/admit/admitted__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪtɪŋ/", "audio": "ad/admit/admitting__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪt/", "audio": "ad/admit/admit__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪts/", "audio": "ad/admit/admits__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪtɪd/", "audio": "ad/admit/admitted__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪtɪŋ/", "audio": "ad/admit/admitting__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin admittere, from ad- ‘to’ + mittere ‘send’." }