admitted
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
An inflected form of admit · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,581 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,502 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of also: acknowledge He admitted his errorsShe acknowledged that she might have forgotten
- allow to enter; grant entry to also: allow in, let in, intromit We cannot admit non-members into our club buildingThis pipe admits air
- allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of also: let in, include admit someone to the professionShe was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
- admit into a group or community also: accept, take, take on accept students for graduate studyWe'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
- afford possibility also: allow This problem admits of no solutionThis short story allows of several different interpretations
- give access or entrance to The French doors admit onto the yard
admitted in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Indiana admitted to Indiana. as a state.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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Keith's mother did like the rest, and generally she took the boy along as he was admitted without extra charge.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Yet the work of Reconstruction, if admitted to be feasible at all, demands little but common sense and Christian charity.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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I was carried into it; and, an hour later, I was admitted at the hospital, and laid on a clean, comfortable bed.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Still, Teacher admitted, too much was not to be expected from little boys coming in contact, for the first time, with authority.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1