admit
verb (used with object)
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to.
has admitted
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present perfectof admit (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Arday has admitted to mistakes, but said he was being wrongly "portrayed to be a liar and a fantasist and an academic fraud."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Arday has admitted errors in his work but denied plagiarism, saying his autism and a lack of adequate supervision early in his academic career may have contributed to those mistakes.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has admitted his force "dropped the ball" when it spent four months investigating a journalist examining claims about a University of Cambridge professor embroiled in a plagiarism row.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Captain Harry Kane has admitted England "have another level we can reach" as they bid to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
I would paint portraits for them, but Mr. Reilly has admitted that my noses never work.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
