admit to or admit ing

[juliana2]

hi there!! is the verb admit followed by to plus gerund or just gerund or both? for example what's the difference between the following sentences " she finally admitted to taking my camera", " she finally admitted taking my camera"
thanks

 

[nyota]

It seems both options are possible:

admit (to) doing something [accept truth]
Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.

admit doing something [accept blame]
Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.

admit to (doing) something [accept blame]
A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.
After questioning, he admitted to the murder.
No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.

Longman - admit

 

[juliana2]

thank you!!!