- admit something to someone
- admit something to someoneto confess something to someone. •
Harry admitted his error to his uncle.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
admit something to someone
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bring something to someone's notice — bring something to someone’s notice british formal phrase to tell someone about something Their working conditions were only brought to public notice last year. I’ll bring the situation to his notice at the first opportunity. Thesaurus: to… … Useful english dictionary
admit — verb admitted, admitting (T) 1 to accept and agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right: I was really scared, Jenny admitted. | admit (that): You may not like her, but you have to admit that she s good at her job. | I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
admit — ad‧mit [ədˈmɪt] verb admitted PTandPPX admitting PRESPARTX [transitive] 1. to allow someone to enter a place or become a member of a group, organization, school etc: admit somebody/something to something • Both republics are now hoping to be… … Financial and business terms
admit evidence — ► LAW if a court of law admits evidence or admits something as evidence, it allows something to be used to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime: »Prosecutors asked the court to admit the recordings as evidence. Main Entry: ↑admit … Financial and business terms
admit liability — (for sth) ► LAW to admit that you are legally responsible for something that has harmed someone: »As part of the agreement, the chairman and his affiliates do not admit any liability or wrongdoing. Main Entry: ↑admit … Financial and business terms
admit liability for sth — admit liability (for sth) ► LAW to admit that you are legally responsible for something that has harmed someone: »As part of the agreement, the chairman and his affiliates do not admit any liability or wrongdoing. Main Entry: ↑admit … Financial and business terms
come clean (with someone) (about something) — in. to admit (something) to someone. □ I wish you’d come clean with me about this problem. □ You’re gonna have to come clean eventually … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
admit — ad|mit [ əd mıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to agree that something is true, especially when you are unhappy, sorry, or surprised about it: Clarke admitted his disappointment at the court s decision, but said he would fight on. I… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
admit */*/*/ — UK [ədˈmɪt] / US verb Word forms admit : present tense I/you/we/they admit he/she/it admits present participle admitting past tense admitted past participle admitted 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to agree that something is true, especially when … English dictionary
admit — ad|mit W1S2 [ədˈmıt] v past tense and past participle admitted present participle admitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(accept truth)¦ 2¦(accept blame)¦ 3¦(allow to enter)¦ 4¦(allow to join)¦ 5¦(hospital)¦ 6 admit defeat 7 admit evidence … Dictionary of contemporary English
admit — [[t]ædmɪ̱t[/t]] ♦♦ admits, admitting, admitted 1) VERB If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. [V that] I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes... [V to ing/n] Up… … English dictionary
