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Clarence Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Difference between 'admit' and 'admit to'?

0 Is there a difference between 'admit' and 'admit to' in the following sentences?:02br
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001. he 01b00admits 02b00stealing it02br
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002. he 01b00admits to02b00 stealing it0-
  

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0 2 is seen to be more formal 02br 02br 0-

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0 2 is seen to be more formal 02br
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0 1, admit:02br
00I have to admit he is a good man.02br
00(reluctantly accept a fact or truth)02br
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002,admit to:02br
00he adimts to having lied. (a confess to a crime of fault)02br
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00he was adimted to a hospital. (be allowed into a place or group)02br
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00they do mean something different
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0 I'm a bit confused after01b00 02b00checking some01b00 02b00dictionaries. For example,01b00 Merriam Webster (11th ed) 02b00defines 01i00admit02i00: 02br
00- under 01i00transitive verb02i00 : to concede as true or valid <01i00admitted02i0
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