admit

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ədˈmɪt/
• (US) IPA: /ædˈmɪt/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) admit

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) admits

Past tense (ya wuce) admitted

Past participle (ya wuce) admitted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) admitting

1. (transitive) If you admit someone, you allow them to enter an area or a building. <> shigad da, amince, ƙyale.

   The man was admitted to the theater, and sat in the front row. <> An ƙyale mutumin shiga gidan kallon, sai kuma ya samu wajen zama a layin gaba.

2. (transitive) If you are admitted to an institution, the institution starts taking care of you. <> samun shiga makaranta, galibi ta jami'a.

   He was admitted to hospital and he is having his operation next week.

   My elderly grandmother was admitted to a nursing home.

   To be admitted to a state school, children must show the ability to learn.

3. (transitive) If you admit something, you say reluctantly that it is true. <> shigad da, yarda da, amince.

   If you didn’t admit your mistake, how did you feel afterward? <> Idan ba ka amince da kuskurenka ba, yaya ka ji bayan haka? [1]

   He admitted committing the crime <> Ya yarda ya yi laifin. [2]

   She admitted that she robbed the bank. <> Ta yarda da cewa ita ce ta sace bankin.

   The accused admitted stealing the money.

   No child would ever admit to enjoying school.

   "Climbing the Everest was harder than I thought," he admitted.

   She admitted her mistake and apologized.

Synonyms

• (allow to enter) welcome, let in
• (say it is true) state

Related words

• admittable
• admittance
• admittedly
• admitter
• admitting
• admissible
• admission

See also

• allow
• permit

Google translation of admit

Yarda, shigar da.

1. (verb) yarda <> accept, admit, concede, endorse, take, consent; gaskata <> admit, authenticate, justify, vindicate;