ADMIT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He admitted his errors
    • She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
    Hypernyms(s) admit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • admit into a group or community
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • accept students for graduate study
    • We”ll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
    Hypernyms(s) admit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • allow participation in or the right to be part of
    • permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • admit someone to the profession
    • She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
    Hypernyms(s) admit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • allow to enter
    • grant entry to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We cannot admit non-members into our club
    Hypernyms(s) admit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • serve as a means of entrance
    Usage Example(s)
    • This ticket will admit one adult to the show
    Hypernyms(s) admit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • have room for
    • hold without crowding
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
    • The theater admits 300 people
    • The auditorium can”t hold more than 500 people
    Hyponym(s)
  7. Meaning
    • give access or entrance to
    Usage Example(s)
    • The French doors admit onto the yard
  8. Meaning
    • afford possibility
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This problem admits of no solution
    • This short story allows of several different interpretations