admit
verb (ALLOW IN) /ədˈmɪt/ (-tt-)Definition
› [T] to allow someone to enter a place: Each ticket admits one member and one guest. Men will not be admitted to the restaurant without a tie.literary A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glimmer of a street lamp.Allowing and permitting › [T] to allow a person or country to join an organization: Spain was admitted to the European Community in 1986.Allowing and permitting › [T] to allow someone to enter a hospital because they need medical care: UK She was admitted to hospital (US to the hospital) suffering from shock.Allowing and permitting
(Definition of admit verb (ALLOW IN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit of sth phrasal verb
- allow of sth phrasal verb
- allow verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- allowable adjective
- authorization noun
- authorize verb
- concession noun (SOMETHING ALLOWED)
- given the chance/choice idiom
- go ahead phrasal verb
- imprimatur noun
- leave noun (PERMISSION)
- leave verb (GIVE RESPONSIBILITY)
- let sb/sth in phrasal verb
- let sb/sth out phrasal verb
- OK noun
- sanction noun (APPROVAL)
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- unlicensed adjective
- valid adjective
- waive verb
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