admit — to confess to be true or to be the case
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to confess to be true or to be the case
Pronunciation (IPA): /ədˈmɪt/
Korean meaning: 인정하다, 시인하다
Korean pronunciation: 애드-밋 (강세: 밋)
Example Sentences
- My cat refuses to admit that he knocked over the flower pot, despite the dirt on his paws.
- I must admit, I ate the entire pizza by myself last night.
- The university will admit 500 new students this year.
admit
VERB//ədˈmɪt//
to confess to be true or to be the case
💡 Concept
Admitting the truth about breaking vase
🎵 Rhyme
I admit my wrong, they revoke my permit to commit
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ədˈmɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ədˈmɪt/
🌳Etymology
Prefixad--
Rootmit
Origin
라틴어 'admittere'에서 유래했습니다. 'ad(~로)' + 'mittere(보내다)'가 합쳐져서 '안으로 보내다'라는 의미에서 시작되어, 현재의 '받아들이다, 인정하다'의 뜻으로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
commitsubmitpermitomit
commit
submit
permit
omit
🔗Collocations
admit defeat
admit guilt
admit to hospital
readily admit
admit students
frankly admit
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat refuses to admit that he knocked over the flower pot, despite the dirt on his paws.”
😄 Fun example
“I must admit, I ate the entire pizza by myself last night.”
“The university will admit 500 new students this year.”
“He was admitted to the hospital after the accident.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
confessacknowledgeacceptconcedegrant
Antonyms
denyrejectrefuse
Related
admissionadmittanceadmissiblepermitallow
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