admit
verb (used with object)
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to.
had admitted
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past perfectof admit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The author describes cases in which defendants would listen incredulously while Skalnik—whom they had never met before—swore in court that they had admitted their crimes to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The boy, who had admitted to creating the image, faced no formal disciplinary consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Prosecutor Shannon Revel told the trial Pereira had admitted he wanted "maximum attention" on his complaints against the Home Office, after a long-running failed bid for asylum.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
She spoke anonymously to the BBC after Ruben had been charged with several offences, but before he had admitted to anything.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
“I didn’t even realize we weren’t serving enough prunes,” he had admitted that first day.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
