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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About a year later, she was admitted to a hospital in Bronxville, New York.
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Laura Kwerel, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
During the evidentiary hearing late last month, prosecutor Keith Larner admitted to handling the murder weapon five times before the trial without gloves, indicating Williams could be innocent.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
In her eventual plea, Winner admitted to having mailed the Intercept a classified document that detailed how the Russian military, days before the election, had conducted online attacks in an attempt to penetrate U.S. voting systems—and, in at least one case, succeeded.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
But the call may be coming inside the house: 37% of managers surveyed in the report admitted to faking their productivity, compared to 32% of non-manager employees.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Laura Kwerel, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
During the evidentiary hearing late last month, prosecutor Keith Larner admitted to handling the murder weapon five times before the trial without gloves, indicating Williams could be innocent.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
In her eventual plea, Winner admitted to having mailed the Intercept a classified document that detailed how the Russian military, days before the election, had conducted online attacks in an attempt to penetrate U.S. voting systems—and, in at least one case, succeeded.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
But the call may be coming inside the house: 37% of managers surveyed in the report admitted to faking their productivity, compared to 32% of non-manager employees.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Admit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit%20to. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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