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admit
English
Etymology
From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admitt? (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?m?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Verb
admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
- (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
- (transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
- (transitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny
- 2011, Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (?ISBN):
- His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs, […]
- Synonyms: own up, confess
- 2011, Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (?ISBN):
- (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
- (intransitive) To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
- (transitive) To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
Usage notes
In the sense "concede to be true", this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- (to allow entry to): inlet, let in
- (to recognise as true): acknowledge, own
Derived terms
Related terms
- admissible
- admission
- mission
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad.mi/
Verb
admit
- third-person singular past historic of admettre
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congress
English
Etymology
From Latin congressum, the past participle of congredior (“I go, come together”), itself from con- + gradior (“I go, step”). The verb is from the noun.
Pronunciation
- (noun:)
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?????s/, /-??s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??????s/
- (verb:)
- IPA(key): /k?n????s/, /k??????s/
Noun
congress (countable and uncountable, plural congresses)
- (archaic) A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
- , New York Review of Books, 2001, p.48:
- After some little repast, he went to see Democritus […]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.
- , New York Review of Books, 2001, p.48:
- A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
- (often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
- An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
- The National Congress of American Indians
- (dated) Coitus; sexual intercourse.
Synonyms
- (legislative body) assembly, legislature, parliament
- (association) federation
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
congress (third-person singular simple present congresses, present participle congressing, simple past and past participle congressed)
- (intransitive) To assemble together.
- To meet in a congress.
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