Basic Details
Word: Admitting
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Agreeing, often unwillingly, that something is true; also allowing someone to enter a place such as a hospital or school.
Synonyms: confessing, accepting, acknowledging, allowing
Antonyms: denying, refusing
Word origin: Comes from Latin admittere, to let in, from ad, to, and mittere, to send.
How to Spell Admitting
Syllables: ad - mit - ting
Tricky part: Admit doubles its t before ing because the stress falls on mit. The start has only one d.
Watch out for: admiting, addmitting, admetting
Memory tip: Say it aloud: ad-MIT. The loud mit is what earns the second t, as in forgetting and beginning.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Admitting a mistake takes courage.
Example 2: The hospital is admitting only emergency cases tonight.
Example 3: She smiled, admitting that she had eaten the last mango.
Fun Fact
A ticket that says admit one lets one person in, and an admit card in Indian exams is the slip that lets a candidate enter the hall.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
addmitting
a) t
b) i
c) d
d) m
Show answer
c) d. Admit starts with a single d, so the d does not double.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word admitting as used in the sentence:
Instead of admitting his part in the quarrel, Dev blamed his cousin.
a) accepting
b) denying
c) conceding
d) confessing
Show answer
b) denying. To deny something is to say it is not true, the reverse of admitting it.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. forgetting 2. admiting 3. permitting 4. occurring
a) failing to remember something
b) taking place or happening
c) allowing someone to do something
d) agreeing that something is true
Show answer
d) agreeing that something is true. Like permitting, admitting doubles its t before ing.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A school that is admitting new students is ____.
a) closing its gates
b) letting them join
c) testing their eyes
d) sending them home
Show answer
b) letting them join
2. Which sentence shows someone admitting something?
a) Yes, I broke the vase.
b) The vase is on the table.
c) Who broke the vase?
d) Please buy a new vase.
Show answer
a) Yes, I broke the vase.
