admit to

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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She was admitted to hospital with preterm labor symptoms but was discharged because doctors were confident that her body was just getting ready for childbirth. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 She was admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Portland with respiratory distress syndrome. — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026 The company abruptly changed tack on Sunday, when Huang wrote a letter to employees admitting to the affair and announcing a plan to initiate an independent probe. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026 During a later interview with Boise police detectives, Young admitted to firing the gun but said the shooting was unintentional, prosecutors said. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admit to

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“Admit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit%20to. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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