admit
verb (used with object)
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to.
was admitting
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past progressiveof admit.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But Lord Justice Holroyde said in a judgement this week the evidence "clearly shows that she was well aware of what she was admitting".
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
“I was admitting a patient and I started having a panic attack,” she said.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2025
He seemed to be completely clueless about what he was admitting.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
Reached by phone, Regina Mullen, Seaman Mullen’s mother, said she was pleased that the Navy was admitting to shortfalls in the medical system, “however, I am upset that there is still no accountability to date.”
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
It suggested that the emergency-room runaway was one of the Mother Paula’s vandals, and that young Roy Eberhardt knew more about the case than he was admitting.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
