admit to

Frequency: 9.045.0 per million words

Used to confess to something, often a wrongdoing. Followed by a noun or -ing verb.

admitadmit + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • He finally admitted to the crime after hours of questioning.
  • I have to admit to feeling a bit nervous about the exam.
  • The suspect refused to admit to stealing the car.
  • She will never admit to her mistakes.
  • After the evidence was presented, the company had to admit to negligence.
  • He was reluctant to admit to being wrong.
  • It's hard for him to admit to needing help from others.
  • No one has yet admitted to breaking the vase.
  • The politician publicly admitted to the affair.
  • Do you admit to writing this anonymous letter?