admit

B1 · Intermediate

v. to let someone enter a building, a room, or a private place.

v. to permit physical entrance to a specific location or facility.

日本語:入れる※

“The security guard refused to admit anyone who did not have a valid ID card.”

“The museum gallery is designed to admit only fifty visitors at a time to ensure the preservation of the delicate frescoes.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to officially accept someone into a hospital for care or into a school as a student.

v. to formally accept an individual into an institution, such as a hospital for medical treatment or a university for study.

日本語:収容する※

“My grandfather was admitted to the hospital last night for some heart tests.”

“The university only admits ten percent of applicants to its prestigious doctoral programme each year.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to make something possible or to have space for different ideas.

v. to be capable of or to permit a particular interpretation or action; often used with 'of'.

“The rules are very clear and do not admit of any other meaning.”

“The evidence presented by the prosecution was so overwhelming that it did not admit of any alternative explanation.”