admitted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
    admit; acknowledge.
    • He admitted his errors
    • She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
  2. verb allow to enter; grant entry to
    intromit; admit; let in; allow in.
    • We cannot admit non-members into our club building
    • This pipe admits air
  3. verb allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
    admit; include; let in.
    • admit someone to the profession
    • She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
  4. verb admit into a group or community
    take on; admit; take; accept.
    • accept students for graduate study
    • We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
  5. verb afford possibility
    admit; allow.
    • This problem admits of no solution
    • This short story allows of several different interpretations
  6. verb give access or entrance to
    admit.
    • The French doors admit onto the yard
  7. verb have room for; hold without crowding
    accommodate; admit; hold.
    • This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
    • The theater admits 300 people
    • The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people
  8. verb serve as a means of entrance
    admit.
    • This ticket will admit one adult to the show

WordNet


Ad*mit"ted adjective
Definitions
  1. Received as true or valid; acknowledged. --

Webster 1913