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admit
/Jd'mIt/
verb (-tt-) [+object]
1 mengakui (suatu kebenaran/kesalahan); mengaku
[syn confes (to)]
(lawan deny)
▪ [+ to doing sth]
He admitted to giving them some money.
Dia mengakui memberi meréka uang.
▪ He admitted his guilt/sin.
Dia mengakui kesalahannya/dosanya
▪ [+ (to) sth] He admitted (to) it.
Dia mmengakuinya.
▪ [+ that]
I have to / must admit that he is right.
Saya harus mengakui bahwa dia benar.
▪ [+ that]
I hate to admit that he is right.
Saya tidak suka tetapi terpaksa mengakui bahwa dia benar.
▪ [+ v.ing]
They admitted having neglected the patients.
Meréka mengaku telah mengabaikan pasién.
▪ [speech]
‘You are right,’ he admitted.
“Anda benar.” Dia mengakui.
▪ [speech]
‘I don’t know,’ he admitted.
“Saya tidak tahu,” dia mengaku.
▪ (hanya pasif) [+ to inf]
The story is admitted to be true.
Cerita itu diakui benar.
PHR
| admit defeat
mengaku kalah atau tidak dapat melanjutkan sst
He discontinued writing a book on it and admitted defeat.
Dia berhenti menulis buku dan mengaku kalah.
| come on, admit it!
Ayo, ngaku/akui saja!
| I don’t mind admitting it
saya tidak keberatan mengakuinya
2 [+ sb/sth (to/into a school, an institution, a show etc.)]
(a) membiarkan/mengizinkan ssorg masuk; berlaku
▪ This ticket admits one person to the show.
Karcis ini mengizinkan satu org masuk ke pertunjukan.
(b) (sering pasif) menerima; masuk
▪ He was admitted to the medical school.
Dia diterima di sekolah kedokteran.
▪ The university admits about 2,000 students every year.
Universitas itu menerima kira2 2.000 mahasiswa setiap tahun.
▪ He wasn’t admitted into the stadium.
Dia tidak diizinkan masuk ke dl stadium.
▪ Last year men were not admitted into the club.
Tahun lalu pria tidak diterima menjadi anggota klub.
3 (formal)
memuat; menampung
▪ The room admits only 5 people.
Ruangan itu dapat menampung hanya 5 org.
4 (formal) memungkinkan
▪ The latest act of God admits of several interpretations.
Bencana alam terakhir memungkinkan beberapa penafsiran.
▪ This arrangement does not admit of any changes.
Pengaturan ini tidak memungkinkan perubahan.