admits

Definition of admits in English English dictionary: third-person singular of admit
admit: to give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of)
the text does not admit of this interpretation.
admit: To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess
he admitted his guilt.
admit: To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take
to admit evidence in the trial of a cause.
admit: To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise
the prisoner was admitted to bail.
admit: To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted
the words do not admit such a construction.
admit: {f} confess to something; allow entrance; accept as valid
admit: {v} to allow, suffer, grant, let in, receive
Admit: 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"
Admit: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
Admit: 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"
admit: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"
admit: In this sense, of may be used after the verb, or may be omitted
admit: To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the argument or fact is admitted; he admitted his guilt
admit: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"
admit: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
admit: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations
admit: If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions `Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted. = confess deny
admit: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
admit: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" 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" allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard" afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations
admit: To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it. Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife Journalists are rarely admitted to the region
admit: To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; as, to admit an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was admitted to bail
admit: 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"
admit: If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it. He was admitted to the Academie Culinaire de France The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women
admit: To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they were into his house; to admit a serious thought into the mind; to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
admit: To be capable of; to permit; as, the words do not admit such a construction
admit: If someone is admitted to hospital, they are taken into hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home. She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature He was admitted yesterday for treatment of blood clots in his lungs
admit: To give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into a playhouse