Which context has the verb “admit” been used in here?
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I read a definition of privy in "Merriam Webster" dictionaries which was
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
I don't think the verb admit means to confess here. Does it mean "to acknowledge" in this context? I am also having trouble in understanding the sentence structure relating to the "as one" part in there.
word-usage sentence-construction
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I read a definition of privy in "Merriam Webster" dictionaries which was
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
I don't think the verb admit means to confess here. Does it mean "to acknowledge" in this context? I am also having trouble in understanding the sentence structure relating to the "as one" part in there.
word-usage sentence-construction
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You're asking us to analyse the wording of a dictionary definition!
– BillJ
3 hours ago
Yeah, pretty much. See, I know it can't be wrong but I don't quite understand the "as one" part. If the verb "admitted" mean "allowed in" there, then the latter part would have been somewhat like "in a secret".
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
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I read a definition of privy in "Merriam Webster" dictionaries which was
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
I don't think the verb admit means to confess here. Does it mean "to acknowledge" in this context? I am also having trouble in understanding the sentence structure relating to the "as one" part in there.
word-usage sentence-construction
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I read a definition of privy in "Merriam Webster" dictionaries which was
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
I don't think the verb admit means to confess here. Does it mean "to acknowledge" in this context? I am also having trouble in understanding the sentence structure relating to the "as one" part in there.
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You're asking us to analyse the wording of a dictionary definition!
– BillJ
3 hours ago
Yeah, pretty much. See, I know it can't be wrong but I don't quite understand the "as one" part. If the verb "admitted" mean "allowed in" there, then the latter part would have been somewhat like "in a secret".
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
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You're asking us to analyse the wording of a dictionary definition!
– BillJ
3 hours ago
Yeah, pretty much. See, I know it can't be wrong but I don't quite understand the "as one" part. If the verb "admitted" mean "allowed in" there, then the latter part would have been somewhat like "in a secret".
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
You're asking us to analyse the wording of a dictionary definition!
– BillJ
3 hours ago
You're asking us to analyse the wording of a dictionary definition!
– BillJ
3 hours ago
Yeah, pretty much. See, I know it can't be wrong but I don't quite understand the "as one" part. If the verb "admitted" mean "allowed in" there, then the latter part would have been somewhat like "in a secret".
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
Yeah, pretty much. See, I know it can't be wrong but I don't quite understand the "as one" part. If the verb "admitted" mean "allowed in" there, then the latter part would have been somewhat like "in a secret".
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
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In this case "admitted" means "allowed in". You would be "admitted into a club", and a movie ticket will often say "admit one".
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
That means a person is "allowed in" to know the secret, or "allowed in to the group who know the secret"... even if that "group" was only one person.
answered 4 hours ago
AlseeAlsee
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I mostly agree with your answer but I don't think the "as one" part means a single person.
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
@Kelvin I'm not sure which part you mean, so I'll give two comments. I believe "Admitted as one" clearly refers to a single person being admitted right now. You can't say "We were admitted as one", it would have to be "We were admitted as ones". I also mention the size of the group before the admission: There may have been any number of people who knew the secret, possibly only one person. I didn't want anyone to think "group" had to be plural.
– Alsee
2 hours ago
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In this case "admitted" means "allowed in". You would be "admitted into a club", and a movie ticket will often say "admit one".
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
That means a person is "allowed in" to know the secret, or "allowed in to the group who know the secret"... even if that "group" was only one person.
answered 4 hours ago
AlseeAlsee
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I mostly agree with your answer but I don't think the "as one" part means a single person.
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
@Kelvin I'm not sure which part you mean, so I'll give two comments. I believe "Admitted as one" clearly refers to a single person being admitted right now. You can't say "We were admitted as one", it would have to be "We were admitted as ones". I also mention the size of the group before the admission: There may have been any number of people who knew the secret, possibly only one person. I didn't want anyone to think "group" had to be plural.
– Alsee
2 hours ago
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In this case "admitted" means "allowed in". You would be "admitted into a club", and a movie ticket will often say "admit one".
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
That means a person is "allowed in" to know the secret, or "allowed in to the group who know the secret"... even if that "group" was only one person.
answered 4 hours ago
AlseeAlsee
28813
I mostly agree with your answer but I don't think the "as one" part means a single person.
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
@Kelvin I'm not sure which part you mean, so I'll give two comments. I believe "Admitted as one" clearly refers to a single person being admitted right now. You can't say "We were admitted as one", it would have to be "We were admitted as ones". I also mention the size of the group before the admission: There may have been any number of people who knew the secret, possibly only one person. I didn't want anyone to think "group" had to be plural.
– Alsee
2 hours ago
add a comment |
In this case "admitted" means "allowed in". You would be "admitted into a club", and a movie ticket will often say "admit one".
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
That means a person is "allowed in" to know the secret, or "allowed in to the group who know the secret"... even if that "group" was only one person.
answered 4 hours ago
AlseeAlsee
28813
In this case "admitted" means "allowed in". You would be "admitted into a club", and a movie ticket will often say "admit one".
Admitted as one sharing in a secret
That means a person is "allowed in" to know the secret, or "allowed in to the group who know the secret"... even if that "group" was only one person.
answered 4 hours ago
AlseeAlsee
28813
answered 4 hours ago
AlseeAlsee
28813
answered 4 hours ago
AlseeAlsee
28813
answered 4 hours ago
AlseeAlsee
28813
28813
I mostly agree with your answer but I don't think the "as one" part means a single person.
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
@Kelvin I'm not sure which part you mean, so I'll give two comments. I believe "Admitted as one" clearly refers to a single person being admitted right now. You can't say "We were admitted as one", it would have to be "We were admitted as ones". I also mention the size of the group before the admission: There may have been any number of people who knew the secret, possibly only one person. I didn't want anyone to think "group" had to be plural.
– Alsee
2 hours ago
add a comment |
I mostly agree with your answer but I don't think the "as one" part means a single person.
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
@Kelvin I'm not sure which part you mean, so I'll give two comments. I believe "Admitted as one" clearly refers to a single person being admitted right now. You can't say "We were admitted as one", it would have to be "We were admitted as ones". I also mention the size of the group before the admission: There may have been any number of people who knew the secret, possibly only one person. I didn't want anyone to think "group" had to be plural.
– Alsee
2 hours ago
I mostly agree with your answer but I don't think the "as one" part means a single person.
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
I mostly agree with your answer but I don't think the "as one" part means a single person.
– Kelvin
3 hours ago
@Kelvin I'm not sure which part you mean, so I'll give two comments. I believe "Admitted as one" clearly refers to a single person being admitted right now. You can't say "We were admitted as one", it would have to be "We were admitted as ones". I also mention the size of the group before the admission: There may have been any number of people who knew the secret, possibly only one person. I didn't want anyone to think "group" had to be plural.
– Alsee
2 hours ago
@Kelvin I'm not sure which part you mean, so I'll give two comments. I believe "Admitted as one" clearly refers to a single person being admitted right now. You can't say "We were admitted as one", it would have to be "We were admitted as ones". I also mention the size of the group before the admission: There may have been any number of people who knew the secret, possibly only one person. I didn't want anyone to think "group" had to be plural.
– Alsee
2 hours ago
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You're asking us to analyse the wording of a dictionary definition!
– BillJ
3 hours ago
Yeah, pretty much. See, I know it can't be wrong but I don't quite understand the "as one" part. If the verb "admitted" mean "allowed in" there, then the latter part would have been somewhat like "in a secret".
– Kelvin
3 hours ago