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

PCI leaders have admitted that the church's central safeguarding functions had, for more than a decade, fallen far short of what was required.

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"I was scared," admitted Kat Turner, 26, who puts pillows in front of her door in an attempt to stop the smell spreading.

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Leah admitted that, in hindsight, it was a "mistake" to let the dogs off their leads, but stressed conditions were good, she was wearing walking boots, and she deliberately didn't leave the path.

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In the charged political climate of the 1930s, Boud becomes obsessed with fascism, goes to Germany and stalks Hitler until she is admitted to his inner circle.

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Of the 153, 23 managed to fly on to other destinations, leaving 130 who were admitted into the country, South African authorities say.

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Related Words

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