admitted

[ ad-mit-id ]

adjective

1. allowed to enter; granted entrance or entry:

   Whether you’re a newly admitted freshman or a current student, we wish you a positive, rewarding experience at Brooks College.

   When the camera’s shutter is opened, the admitted light prints the image of the negative on the unexposed film.

2. registered as an inpatient in a hospital:

   Observation patients have higher out-of-pocket costs than admitted patients while in the hospital, including exorbitant charges for many drugs.

3. acknowledged; confessed:

   The previous manager was an admitted alcoholic and was let go.

4. (of an argument, evidence, fact, etc.) allowed or accepted as valid and relevant:

   Before deliberations begin, the attorneys should review the list of offered and admitted evidence and jointly agree on it.

5. permitted to exercise a certain function or privilege:

   She is an admitted lawyer and a Ph.D. candidate in law at the University of New South Wales.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of admit.

Other Words From

• half-ad·mit·ted adjective
• half-ad·mit·tedly adverb
• non·ad·mit·ted adjective
• non·ad·mit·ted·ly adverb
• un·ad·mit·ted adjective
• un·ad·mit·ted·ly adverb
• well-ad·mit·ted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of admitted¹

First recorded in 1535–45; admit ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; admit ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

It also opens the Lakers’ defense of their NBA Cup in-season tournament championship — something James admitted Wednesday he hadn’t even thought about before a reporter brought it up.

From Los Angeles Times

A nurse who admitted having a relationship with an "extremely vulnerable" mental health patient under her care has been suspended for 12 months.

From BBC

Ms Nyachuru told the BBC it was not until 2021 that she received a written apology from Welby about the death of her brother, in which he admitted that Smyth was responsible and the church had failed her family.

From BBC

He also admitted to Coltart that he took photographs of naked boys, but said they were "from shoulders up" for publicity purposes.

From BBC

In an interview with the BBC in July, she admitted retirement was "harder than I expected it to be" and "nothing can fill the hole of ski racing".

From BBC

Related Words

• acknowledged
• assumed