admits

ad-mits · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of admit: confesses or acknowledges something to be true.

  2. 2.

    Third person singular present tense of admit: allows someone to enter a place.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    admits defeat — Accepts that one has lost or failed.
  • •
    admits to — Confesses to doing something.

Related words

Antonyms: denies, excludes, rejects
See also: admission, admit, admitted, confess
Synonyms: accepts, acknowledges, allows, confesses

Etymology

From Latin admittere ("to let in, allow to enter"), from ad- ("to") + mittere ("to send").