admit
verb (used with object)
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to.
are admitting
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present progressiveof admit.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The cracks are showing and even the players are admitting to feeling the pressure.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
British authorities are admitting they can’t protect Jews from antisemites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
The big deal: “This is a moment of real vulnerability — two very lonely people are admitting things to each other they’ve never shared with anyone else,” writes Sloane in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
With the bulk of the most aggressive monetary tightening in decades likely in the rear-view mirror, many on Wall Street are admitting they got their forecasts wrong.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2023
By this attitude we are admitting that when we love another we have to give ourselves to him, entrust ourselves to him.
From Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. by Reuel L. Howe
