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Admit means to confess to something, or to allow entry. Regular verb: admit-admitted-admitted.
Meanings
- To confess or acknowledge
- To allow to enter
- To accept as valid
Common Collocations
admit to
admit defeat
freely admit
admit guilt
admission fee
Tip for Learners
Admit to + gerund: admit to lying. Admit can mean both confess and allow entry.
Present Simple
| I | admit |
| you | admit |
| he/she/it | admits |
| we | admit |
| they | admit |
Examples - Present Simple
- I admit my mistakes openly.
- You admit defeat gracefully.
- She admits only ten students.
- We admit errors when we make them.
- They admit visitors after nine.
Present Continuous
| I | am admitting |
| you | are admitting |
| he/she/it | is admitting |
| we | are admitting |
| they | are admitting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am admitting that I was wrong.
- You are admitting new members now.
- He is admitting his guilt.
- We are admitting patients currently.
- They are admitting more students this year.
Present Perfect
| I | have admitted |
| you | have admitted |
| he/she/it | has admitted |
| we | have admitted |
| they | have admitted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have admitted my error.
- You have admitted the truth finally.
- She has admitted everything.
- We have admitted fifty new members.
- They have admitted the patient.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been admitting |
| you | have been admitting |
| he/she/it | has been admitting |
| we | have been admitting |
| they | have been admitting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been admitting mistakes more openly.
- You have been admitting students all week.
- He has been admitting his faults lately.
- We have been admitting patients continuously.
- They have been admitting members for months.
Past Simple
| I | admitted |
| you | admitted |
| he/she/it | admitted |
| we | admitted |
| they | admitted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I admitted I was wrong.
- You admitted the child to the hospital.
- She admitted her involvement.
- We admitted our error immediately.
- They admitted him to the program.
Past Continuous
| I | was admitting |
| you | were admitting |
| he/she/it | was admitting |
| we | were admitting |
| they | were admitting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was admitting my mistakes when interrupted.
- You were admitting patients all night.
- He was admitting his errors reluctantly.
- We were admitting students at that time.
- They were admitting guests through the back.
Past Perfect
| I | had admitted |
| you | had admitted |
| he/she/it | had admitted |
| we | had admitted |
| they | had admitted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had admitted everything before the trial.
- You had admitted the patient before I arrived.
- She had admitted her guilt already.
- We had admitted our mistakes earlier.
- They had admitted him before the deadline.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been admitting |
| you | had been admitting |
| he/she/it | had been admitting |
| we | had been admitting |
| they | had been admitting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been admitting errors more freely.
- You had been admitting patients all night.
- He had been admitting his faults for years.
- We had been admitting students continuously.
- They had been admitting members for months.
Future Simple
| I | will admit |
| you | will admit |
| he/she/it | will admit |
| we | will admit |
| they | will admit |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will admit when I'm wrong.
- You will admit the patient tomorrow.
- She will admit her mistake eventually.
- We will admit more students next year.
- They will admit the truth in court.
Future Continuous
| I | will be admitting |
| you | will be admitting |
| he/she/it | will be admitting |
| we | will be admitting |
| they | will be admitting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be admitting my errors more openly.
- You will be admitting patients throughout the night.
- He will be admitting his guilt soon.
- We will be admitting new members next month.
- They will be admitting students all day.
Future Perfect
| I | will have admitted |
| you | will have admitted |
| he/she/it | will have admitted |
| we | will have admitted |
| they | will have admitted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have admitted everything by then.
- You will have admitted all the patients.
- She will have admitted the truth.
- We will have admitted a hundred new members.
- They will have admitted all qualified applicants.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been admitting |
| you | will have been admitting |
| he/she/it | will have been admitting |
| we | will have been admitting |
| they | will have been admitting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been admitting mistakes for years.
- You will have been admitting patients for decades.
- He will have been admitting faults openly.
- We will have been admitting members continuously.
- They will have been admitting students for generations.