Dictionary Definition
admit
Verb
1 declare to be true or admit the existence or
reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged
that she might have forgotten" [syn: acknowledge] [ant: deny]
2 allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot
admit non-members into our club" [syn: allow in,
let in,
intromit] [ant:
reject]
3 allow participation in or the right to be part
of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities
of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New
Jersey Bar" [syn: let in, include] [ant: exclude]
4 admit into a group or community; "accept
students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not
to admit a new member" [syn: accept, take, take on]
5 afford possibility; "This problem admits of no
solution"; "This short story allows of several different
interpretations" [syn: allow]
6 give access or entrance to; "The French doors
admit onto the yard"
7 have room for; hold without crowding; "This
hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people";
"The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: accommodate, hold]
8 serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will
admit one adult to the show" [also: admitting, admitted]admitting See admit
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
admitting- present participle of admit
Extensive Definition
Admission may refer to several things:
In general usage
- Confession
- Allowance into a theater, movie theater, music venue, or other event locale, especially when purchased with a ticket
In education
In law
- Admission (law), a statement that may be used in court against the person making it
- Admission to the bar, change in status allowing an applicant to become part of a profession
- Acceptance of admissible evidence in court
In medicine
- The process by which patients enter into inpatient care
In science and engineering
- Admittance, the inverse of impedance
admitting in French: Admission