admit

«admit» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (admit, admits, admitted, admitting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To admit means to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true or that you did something wrong: he admitted breaking the window. tree →

2) To admit means to let someone enter a place: this ticket admits one child. tree →

3) To be admitted to hospital means to be taken in to stay there for treatment. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school and home, admitting a mistake honestly is praised — it is the first step to making things right, and it builds trust. In stories, a character admitting the truth is often a turning point. In everyday life, signs and tickets: «Admit one», «Children under 5 admitted free». Phrases: admit it, admit to, admit defeat, admitted to hospital, I must admit.

examples

• The difference between the human and divine manner of thinking admits no comparison. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• The Second sect admitted Three great Powers ; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Second sect admitted Three great Powers; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between [p. 7] the two others, a supreme arbitrator. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• He admitted that he had eaten the last biscuit. tree →
• I admit I was wrong. tree →
• It takes courage to admit a mistake. tree →
• This ticket admits two adults and one child. tree →
• Children under five are admitted free. tree →
• Grandpa was admitted to hospital with a broken hip. tree →
• I must admit, your cake is better than mine. tree →
• “That will happen indeed,” Goll admitted. tree →

note

Double t: admitted, admitting. Followed by -ing or a «that» clause: «admit taking it», «admit that I took it». Noun: admission (entry, or a confession) — «admission price». Admitting something does not always mean you are fully to blame.

In the corpora

• Refusing to admit you are lost or wrong is pride; too much pride makes it hard to ask for help or say sorry.
• Toad sulks for a moment, then admits he is «a bit of a talker».
• "Mistakes were made" is the classic example: it admits something went wrong but never says who made the mistakes.
• An "inoperative statement" is a US political phrase for a statement now admitted to be false.
• Games rely on players being honest about what happened, so a tagged player admits it and becomes «it».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «admit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.