Foundation level · Year 4 · free
admit
verb · Say it: ad-MIT
What it means
Foundationto agree that something is true, often something you did wrong
Sophie had to admit that she had eaten the last biscuit in the tin.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- acknowledge
- confess
- own up
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- deny
More examples
- I admit that your sandcastle is much better than mine.
Where the word comes from
From Latin 'admittere', meaning to let in.
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