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Енглески[уреди]
Етимологија[уреди]
From Средњи Енглески admitten, amitten, from Стари Француски admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Латински admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
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Глагол[уреди]
admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
- (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
- A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
- They were admitted into his house.
- to admit a serious thought into the mind
- to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
- (transitive) To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
- to admit an attorney to practice law
- the prisoner was admitted to bail
- (transitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny
- the argument or fact is admitted
- he admitted his guilt
- she admitted taking drugs / she admitted to taking drugs
- 2011, Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (→ISBN):
- His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs, […]
- (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
- the words do not admit such a construction.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
- 1761, John Mordant, The Complete Steward
- There is no tree admits of transplantation so well as the Elm, for a tree of twenty years growth will admit of a remove.
- (intransitive) To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
- circumstance do not admit of this
- the text does not admit of this interpretation
- (transitive) To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
- 2011 децембар 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in Guardian[1]:
- "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."
Usage notes[уреди]
In the sense "concede to be true", this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms[уреди]
- (to allow entry to): inlet, let in
- (to recognise as true): acknowledge, own
Derived terms[уреди]
Derived terms
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Translations[уреди]
to allow to enter; to grant entrance
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to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege
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to concede as true
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to be capable of, to permit
admit into hospital
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French[уреди]
Pronunciation[уреди]
Verb[уреди]
admit
- треће лице једнине phis од admettre
Категорије:
- Енглески појмови изведени из Средњи Енглески
- Енглески појмови изведени из Стари Француски
- Енглески појмови изведени из Латински
- Енглески 2-слог речи
- Енглески термини са ИПА изговором
- Енглески појмови са аудио везама
- Енглески леме
- Енглески глаголи
- Енглески transitive verbs
- Енглески intransitive verbs
- English reporting verbs
- Француски 2-слог речи
- Француски термини са ИПА изговором
- Француски verb form