admit

admit
verb
ADVERB
▪ freely, readily
▪

He freely admitted that he had taken bribes.

▪ frankly, honestly
▪ openly
▪ privately
▪

Some admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.

▪ grudgingly, reluctantly
▪

In the end he'd done a good job, Carol admitted grudgingly.

VERB + ADMIT
▪ be forced to, have to, must
▪

I must admit that the results were disappointing.

▪ refuse to
▪ be honest enough to, be prepared to, be the first to, be willing to, dare (to), have the courage to
▪

He was honest enough to admit his mistake in the end.

▪

She would be the first to admit that she is very difficult to work with.

▪

She dared not admit her fear.

▪ be ashamed to, be embarrassed to, be loath to, be reluctant to, be unwilling to, hate to, not care to
▪

I hate to admit it, but I think he is right.

▪

He had caused her more pain than she cared to admit.

PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪

He admitted to feeling a little tired.

PHRASES
▪ I don't mind admitting
▪

I was scared and I don't mind admitting it.

Admit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑judge, ↑report
Admit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑adultery, ↑allegation, ↑applicant, ↑charge, ↑defeat, ↑error, ↑evidence, ↑existence, ↑failure, ↑fault, ↑feeling, ↑guilt, ↑ignorance, ↑involvement, ↑liability, ↑mistake, ↑murder, ↑patient, ↑possibility, ↑problem, ↑responsibility, ↑truth, ↑visitor, ↑weakness

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