admitted

admitted — verb

1. the form of the verb 'admit' that marks past time — used when a person confessed

1.verbtransitive / intransitiveB1
Definition

the form of the verb 'admit' that marks past time — used when a person confessed something, allowed someone to enter, or accepted something as true at an earlier moment.

Example

Diya admitted that she had broken the kitchen window while playing ball.

past simple + that-clause for confessing

Three patients have been admitted to the emergency room since midnight.

present perfect passive: have been + admitted + to [place]

Grammar Patterns

admitted + that-clause

admitted + to + someone

admitted + (to) + gerund

have/has/had + admitted

be + admitted + to/into + [place/institution]

Usage Note

This is an inflected form, not a separate verb. Use 'admitted' as the simple past ('The suspect admitted the crime') or as a past participle in perfect tenses ('She has admitted her mistake') and passive constructions ('He was admitted to hospital'). In present-tense contexts, use the base form 'admit' or the third-person singular 'admits' instead.

Common Mistakes

I have admit my mistake.
I have admitted my mistake.
After auxiliary 'have', use the past participle 'admitted', not the base form 'admit'.
The student admitted to the program without an interview.' (when meaning allowed entry)
The student was admitted to the program without an interview.
When the meaning is 'allowed to enter or join', use the passive voice with 'was/were admitted'.
He always admitted me when I visit.' (for present habit)
He always admits me when I visit.
For present-tense habits, use 'admits' (third person) or 'admit' (other persons), not 'admitted'.

Word family

Common collocations

Nouns

  • admitted guilt
  • admitted defeat
  • admitted responsibility
  • admitted wrongdoing

Adverbs

  • freely admitted
  • openly admitted
  • reluctantly admitted
  • publicly admitted
  • later admitted

Phrases

  • admitted that...
  • have/has/had admitted
  • was/were admitted

Prepositions

  • admitted to
  • admitted into

Etymology

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'Admitted' is the past tense and past participle of 'admit', which comes from Latin 'admittere' (ad- 'to' + mittere 'send'). The inflected form 'admitted' follows the standard English pattern for regular verbs, adding '-ed' to the base form to indicate past time.