{
    "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’."
}