admit to
phrasal verb
admitted to; admitting to; admits to
: to admit (something) : to acknowledge the truth or existence of (something)
He reluctantly admitted to knowing her.
He admitted to his guilt.
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Both Parks and Prudhomme, both county custodial workers, admitted to stealing the artwork, according to deputies.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
The state of Minnesota is seeing continued growth in its direct admissions program, an initiative that enables high school seniors to be proactively admitted to participating colleges and universities in the state without having to formally apply first.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Court records show that, in February 2006, Muy was admitted to the U.S. using a visitor visa under the alias of a Peruvian citizen.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Lyon, 31, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of lewd acts on a child and admitted to other allegations, according to Deputy District Attorney Jodi Breton.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
The state of Minnesota is seeing continued growth in its direct admissions program, an initiative that enables high school seniors to be proactively admitted to participating colleges and universities in the state without having to formally apply first.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Court records show that, in February 2006, Muy was admitted to the U.S. using a visitor visa under the alias of a Peruvian citizen.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Lyon, 31, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of lewd acts on a child and admitted to other allegations, according to Deputy District Attorney Jodi Breton.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
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“Admit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit%20to. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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