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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Butler admitted to having affairs but denied any wrongdoing.
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Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Still, nearly 50% of Gen Z workers admitted to lying to their bosses about streaming during the workday, according to the Tubi survey.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The father, a mailman in Biloxi, Mississippi, admitted to taking the money from the account in order to fund his vacation in a new episode.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The two suspects arrested in connection with the brazen daytime jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris have partially admitted to being involved in the robbery, prosecutors say.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Still, nearly 50% of Gen Z workers admitted to lying to their bosses about streaming during the workday, according to the Tubi survey.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The father, a mailman in Biloxi, Mississippi, admitted to taking the money from the account in order to fund his vacation in a new episode.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The two suspects arrested in connection with the brazen daytime jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris have partially admitted to being involved in the robbery, prosecutors say.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Admit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit%20to. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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