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ad|mi|ra|tion /æ dm I re I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT [in N ] Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing. □ [+ for ] I have always had the greatest admiration for him. [Also + of ]

ad|mire ◆◇◇ /ədma I ə ^r / (admires , admiring , admired )

1 VERB If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much. □ [V n] He admired the way she had coped with life. □ [V n + for ] All those who knew him will admire him for his work.

2 VERB If you admire someone or something, you look at them with pleasure. □ [V n] We took time to stop and admire the view.

3 → see also admiring SYNONYMS admire VERB 1

respect:I want him to respect me as a career woman.

look up to:You're a popular girl, Grace, and a lot of the younger ones look up to you.

revere:Today he's still revered as the father of the nation.

ad|mir|er /ədma I ə rə ^r / (admirers ) N‑COUNT If you are an admirer of someone, you like and respect them or their work very much. □ [+ of ] He was an admirer of her grandfather's paintings.

ad|mir|ing /ədma I ə r I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An admiring expression shows that you like or respect someone or something. □  He cast her an admiring glance.

ad|mis|sible /ædm I s I b ^ə l/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If evidence is admissible , it is allowed in a court of law. □  Convictions will rise steeply now photographic evidence is admissible.

ad|mis|sion /ædm I ʃ ^ə n/ (admissions )

1 N‑VAR Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place. □ [+ to ] Students apply for admission to a particular college. □ [+ of ] …an increase in hospital admissions of children.

2 N‑PLURAL [oft N n] Admissions to a place such as a school or university are the people who are allowed to enter or join it. □  Each school sets its own admissions policy.

3 N‑UNCOUNT Admission at a park, museum, or other place is the amount of money that you pay to enter it. □  Gates open at 10.30am and admission is free. ● N‑UNCOUNT [N n] Admission is also used before a noun. □  The admission price is $8 for adults.

4 N‑VAR [N that] An admission is a statement that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true. □  By his own admission, he is not playing well. [Also + of ]

ad|mit ◆◆◇ /ædm I t/ (admits , admitting , admitted )

1 VERB If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. □ [V that] I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes. □ [V + to ] Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally. □ [V v-ing] I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous. □ [V n] None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions. □ [V with quote] 'Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted.

2 VERB [usu passive] If someone is admitted to hospital, they are taken into hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home. □ [be V -ed + to ] She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature. □ [be V -ed] He was admitted yesterday for treatment of blood clots in his lungs.

3 VERB If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it. □ [be V -ed + to ] He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France. □ [V n] …the continued survival of men's clubs where there is often great resistance to admitting women.