admit

[ədˈmɪt]

Definition:
1. To agree, often unwillingly, that something is true.
2. Allow to enter, grant entry to.
3. Confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance.

Synonyms: acknowledge

Use 'admit' in a sentence:

1. However, as I said earlier, the first step is to admit to yourself that you're dealing with anxiety.
2. No, if we admit that notion, then is there anything we can say we know for certain?
3. He undertook his mission of preaching against the heresy with relish but was soon forced to admit failure.
4. I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong.
5. I must admit that maps obsess me.
6. But I must admit they are good fighters.
7. The life of the moment has its rights, we admit, but permanent life has its rights also.
8. This is an undertaking of breathtaking audacity, as the Allies admit.
9. She was admitted to the hospital with a soaring temperature.
10. None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions.
11. We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member.
12. I have to admit I was relieved when he left.
13. There is a difference between refusing to admit evidence and not reading it at all.
14. So rather than admit defeat, I've changed goals.
15. The courts can refuse to admit police evidence that has been illegally obtained.
16. After searching for an hour, she finally had to admit defeat.
17. Don't be afraid to admit to your mistakes.
18. It takes a good leader to not only recognize, but admit defeat.
19. She had blatantly accused me but I have to admit that it was true.
20. They need to admit new members.
21. He admitted his errors.