admitted
Americanadjective
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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.
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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.
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acknowledged; confessed.
The previous manager was an admitted alcoholic and was let go.
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(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.
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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
Other Word Forms
- half-admitted adjective
- half-admittedly adverb
- nonadmitted adjective
- nonadmittedly adverb
- unadmitted adjective
- unadmittedly adverb
- well-admitted adjective
Etymology
Origin of admitted
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
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All five men, who were originally from Albania, admitted the crimes when they appeared in court.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Yes, it’s an imperfect metric, she admitted, but “the thing that matters for your company is: is my employee becoming insanely AI-pilled? And that requires getting them on this tokenmaxxing mindset.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Once the court flagged concerns, Romeyn disclosed using AI and admitted that he had reviewed and verified several of the citations but did not verify every single citation prior to filing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Mandy has now been reunited with the lifeboat crew who rescued her in July 2023 - and admitted she has not returned to the water since.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“I didn’t know she was real,” I finally admitted.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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