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Admit vs Belive - What's the difference?

admit | belive |

As verbs the difference between admit and belive

is that admit is while belive is (intransitive|obsolete|outside|dialects) to remain, stay.

As an adverb belive is

(obsolete|outside|scotland) quickly, forthwith.

admit

English

Verb

(admitt)
  • To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
    • A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
    They were admitted into his house.
    to admit a serious thought into the mind
    to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
  • To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
    • to admit an attorney to practice law
    the prisoner was admitted to bail
  • To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
    • the argument or fact is admitted
    he admitted his guilt
    she admitted taking drugs'' / ''she admitted to taking drugs
  • * 2011 , Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (ISBN 1451674767):
    • His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs,
  • To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
    • the words do not admit such a construction.
  • * Holder
    • Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
  • To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
    • circumstance do not admit of this
    the text does not admit of this interpretation
  • To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
    • , date=December 16 , author=Denis Campbell , title=Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients' , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage="This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."}}

    Usage notes

    In the senses 3. and 4. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * (to allow entry to) * (to recognise as true)

    Derived terms

    * admittable * admittance * admittedly * admitter * admitting

    Related terms

    * admissible * admission

    belive

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) beliven, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * *

    Verb

  • (intransitive, obsolete, outside, dialects) To remain, stay.
  • * 1900' (original date: '''1483 ), Jacobus (de Voragine), William Caxton, Frederick Startridge Ellis, ''The golden legend, or, Lives of the saints :
    • So there bleveth no more, but I that am servant to the spirit, may lie down and die. In which death I glorify myself, but I am greatly troubled in my mind, that my riches which I had ordained to God be wasted and spent in foul things.
  • (intransitive, obsolete, outside, dialects) To abide, continue.
    • Related terms
    * (2) *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) belive, .

    Alternative forms

    *

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (obsolete, outside, Scotland) Quickly, forthwith.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.v:
    • By that same way the direfull dames doe driue / Their mournefull charet, fild with rusty blood, / And downe to Plutoes house are come biliue [...].
  • Soon, presently, before long; by and by; anon
    • English words prefixed with be-