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.

Examples of admit to in a Sentence

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Continue reading here… (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)) 'INTIMATE CONTACT SPORT' - Cheryl Burke admits to 'showmances' with 3 'DWTS' partners, names 1. —Fox News Staff, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024

In a 2020 interview on The Bobby Bones Show, McEntire admitted to trying (and failing) to get a Reba reboot off the ground. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2024

Cook later admitted to putting a cigarette out on Virk's forehead and a physical altercation ensued. —USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024

By this standard, virtually every socioeconomically disadvantaged kid admitted to one of these prestigious, highly endowed colleges is a success. —Evan Mandery, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024

After further questioning, Pennington admitted to swindling Dicenzo out of $30,000. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024

Months earlier, the company had admitted to accounting issues that rendered two of its financial filings for 2022 unreliable. —Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024

Cambridge International Systems, Inc. admitted to acting through its former Executive Vice President Russell Thurston and another employee to offer various valuable items to James Soriano, a former contracting officer’s representative at Naval Information Warfare Center. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024

Jack later admitted to adding antifreeze to the breastmilk to detectives, police added. —Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024