Collocations for "admit"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "admit" in context.
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admit
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- admit to [being, having, doing]
- admitted to the [crime, mistake]
- [freely, readily, openly] admit (to)
- [willing, ashamed, hate, forced] to admit (that)
- [willing, forced] to admit (to)
- admitted that he was guilty
- I admit (that) I'm [wrong, scared, afraid]
- admit (that) she [was right, had a point]
- admit when [you're wrong, you've made a mistake]
- [can't, have to, must] admit to myself
- [can, will, should] not admit
- [hard, difficult, scary] to admit
- admit the [truth, possibility, existence] of
- admit his [mistake, guilt, feelings, error]
- admit any [wrongdoing, crime, liability]
- admit defeat
- admit evidence [at court, in trial]
- admit his [client, student, patient] to
- admitted to [university, Harvard, the hospital]
- this ticket admits one (person)
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