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admitted
[ ad-mit-id ]
adjective
- allowed to enter; granted entrance or entry:
Whether you’re a newly admitted freshman or a current student, we wish you a positive, rewarding experience at Brooks College.
When the camera’s shutter is opened, the admitted light prints the image of the negative on the unexposed film.
- registered as an inpatient in a hospital:
Observation patients have higher out-of-pocket costs than admitted patients while in the hospital, including exorbitant charges for many drugs.
- acknowledged; confessed:
The previous manager was an admitted alcoholic and was let go.
- (of an argument, evidence, fact, etc.) allowed or accepted as valid and relevant:
Before deliberations begin, the attorneys should review the list of offered and admitted evidence and jointly agree on it.
- permitted to exercise a certain function or privilege:
She is an admitted lawyer and a Ph.D. candidate in law at the University of New South Wales.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of admit.
Other Word Forms
- -··ٱ adjective
- -··ٱly adverb
- ԴDz···ٱ adjective
- ԴDz···ٱ·ly adverb
- ܲ···ٱ adjective
- ܲ···ٱ·ly adverb
- ɱ-··ٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of admitted1
Example Sentences
Mr Mears has admitted manslaughter, but denies murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and is on trial at Caernarfon Crown Court.
Abbas - who has spent almost a third of his life in jail - has already admitted to his role in the heist, and even wrote a memoir entitled I Held Up Kim Kardashian.
He admitted the protesters had legitimate concerns about the finance bill but said: "We cannot have a country that also is led through anarchy and mayhem."
The IRA has never admitted involvement and was supposed to be on ceasefire at the time of the attack.
A man accused of murdering two men and dumping their remains in suitcases near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol has admitted killing one of the victims.
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