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admit someone (in)to (some place)

to allow someone to enter some place. They refused to admit us into the theater.

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admit something to someone

to confess something to someone. Harry admitted his error to his uncle.

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admit to something

to acknowledge or confess something; to acknowledge or confess to having done something. Max would not admit to anything.

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admit to

v.

1. To confess something to someone: I didn't want to admit my crimes to them. At first they lied, but later they admitted to the police that they had stolen the bicycle.

2. To confess something: He will never admit to feeling jealous. She admitted to her lies.

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