admitted
Americanadjective
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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.
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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.
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acknowledged; confessed.
The previous manager was an admitted alcoholic and was let go.
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(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.
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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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of admitted
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
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Now less than two years until the Games open, LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman admitted there can be some “angst” around the process that is kicking into the delivery phase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Steve Kim admitted omitting more than $27,500 in earnings from his 2021 return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Saavedra, a former detective and federal task force officer, admitted in his plea agreement that his company began providing security to Iza around August 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
John Russell, from Oban, was admitted to the town's Lorn & Islands Hospital last year after he suffered a stroke.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
But he admitted that events in Belgium had “aroused almost the entire world against Germany.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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