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

Recent Examples on the Web

At an early age, Michael showed signs of high intellectual promise (in his youth Michael was able to recite Nicolas Nickleby and David Copperfield by memory), but at age fifteen began to show signs of schizophrenia and at age sixteen was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. —Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

Farrow, 49, a University of Miami School of Law graduate who was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2003, formerly had his office in Coral Gables but now appears to be working in Davie. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025

The league's official X account posted a video in which Rahm admitted to switching four of Mickelson's rangefinders from yards to meters. —Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

Thirty-six percent of workers admitted to faking productivity last summer, according to a Workhuman study. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 June 2025

Rhymes for admit to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue