admitted

[ad-mit-id]

adjective

1. allowed to enter; granted entrance or entry.

   Whether you’re a newly admitted freshman or a current student, we wish you a positive, rewarding experience at Brooks College.

   When the camera’s shutter is opened, the admitted light prints the image of the negative on the unexposed film.

2. registered as an inpatient in a hospital.

   Observation patients have higher out-of-pocket costs than admitted patients while in the hospital, including exorbitant charges for many drugs.

3. acknowledged; confessed.

   The previous manager was an admitted alcoholic and was let go.

4. (of an argument, evidence, fact, etc.) allowed or accepted as valid and relevant.

   Before deliberations begin, the attorneys should review the list of offered and admitted evidence and jointly agree on it.

5. permitted to exercise a certain function or privilege.

   She is an admitted lawyer and a Ph.D. candidate in law at the University of New South Wales.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of admit.

Other Word Forms

• half-admitted adjective
• half-admittedly adverb
• nonadmitted adjective
• nonadmittedly adverb
• unadmitted adjective
• unadmittedly adverb
• well-admitted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of admitted¹

First recorded in 1535–45; admit ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; admit ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Mone - who recommended the company to the government through the "VIP lane" - initially denied being linked to the firm, but admitted to the BBC in 2023 that she had lied about not being involved.

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He highlighted how it had made accounts for under-16s fully private, and private by default for under-18s, meaning strangers cannot contact children directly - though he admitted Pinterest was still "by no means perfect."

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Health authorities in the UK have admitted that "drug errors caused appalling levels of harm and deaths" and added that "roll out of electronic prescribing systems across more hospitals could reduce errors by 50%".

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A message on 29 December showed Ms Bunyan saying she was not a "threat to Mr Renteria's family" and that she admitted overstepping boundaries, but felt Mr Renteria had done the same.

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The university also admitted there had been a shortcoming in communication which meant that Ethan was not referred to student support services.

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Related Words

• accepted 
• acknowledged 
• common 
• established 
• familiar 
• noted 
• notorious 
• obvious 
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• well-known