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

The committee said Miller admitted to betting on Temple games but didn't recall betting against the Owls. —Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

Prosecutors said Alcazar admitted to stabbing the child and directed officers to a bloody knife in a bathroom sink, the outlet reported. —Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

When confronted with the allegations by a detective with the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, Goss — a family member — admitted to molesting the child, according to the release. —Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025

At least one of the families of the four victims in the Moscow college student murders plans to sue the nearby university where the man who admitted to the killings attended graduate school. —Kevin Fixler november 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for admit to

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