admit

The word “admit” means to allow someone or something to enter. In plain terms, to let someone in, or to confess that something is true.

“Admit” is pronounced uhd-MIHT (/ədˈmɪt/ in IPA).

Here is “admit” used in a sentence: “The ticket admits two people to the exhibition.”

“Admit” is a verb.

The word “admit” comes from Latin. From Latin admittere, "to send toward, to allow in," from ad- ("to") plus mittere ("to send").

“Admit” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Admit” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to allow someone or something to enter.

Admit has two main senses. The first is to allow entry — 'this ticket admits one person.' The second is to acknowledge something, often reluctantly — 'she admitted her mistake.' Both share the idea of letting something in, whether a person through a door or a truth into the open.

'Children under five are admitted free' means they are allowed to enter without paying, and 'this pass admits two people' shows how many it lets in. A hospital may admit a patient, taking them in for care. In each case, admit means to grant someone or something entry.

Admit means to let someone or something enter a place — 'guests were admitted to the hall.' Permit means to allow an action or behaviour more broadly — 'photography is not permitted.' You admit a person through a door; you permit an activity. Admission is about entry, permission about allowance.

In the sense of allowing entry, the opposites include exclude, bar, refuse, and reject — all meaning to keep someone or something out. 'Members only' events exclude non-members, for instance. In the sense of acknowledging, the opposite is to deny, meaning to refuse to accept that something is true.