Admitir
Example: Ella tuvo que admitir su error durante la reunión importante.
Definition
"Admitir" means to acknowledge or accept the truth or existence of something, often reluctantly or after some hesitation. For example, admitting a mistake or accepting responsibility, as in the phrase 'Ella tuvo que admitir su error durante la reunión importante.'
Etymology
The word "admitir" comes from the Latin 'admittere,' which means 'to let in' or 'to allow.' It combines 'ad-' (towards) and 'mittere' (to send). Did you know that it originally had a physical sense of allowing entry, but over time it evolved to mean accepting or acknowledging something mentally?
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"Admitir" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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