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English word

admit

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ədˈmɪt/US /ədˈmɪt/
verb

to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true

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Partly, he admits, through sheer good fortune, but also because of his unwavering determination to create the world's most customer centric company.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos delivers graduation speech at Princeton University

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I admit I made a many, many uh immature decisions, and uh we could have done better.

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I think part of leadership is humility—you've got to be able to admit your mistakes and say, "All right, let's correct course."

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