You can say:
- Could you help me to find financial support, please?
- Could you help me find financial support, please?
- Could you help me in finding financial support, please?
The second sentence is normally used in informal contexts, or when speaking. The OALD has the following note about using "help somebody to":
In verb patterns with a to infinitive, the ‘to’ is often left out, especially in informal or spoken English.
The verb is admit, and the passive is BE admitted, so:
An old man with a thyroid mass was admitted to our clinic.
This is the sort of thing that a good dictionary should provide as a matter of course. I am shocked to find that none of the four online dictionaries I consulted did so. The nearest any of them came was Merriam-Webster's first definition:
- a : the act or process of admitting
b : the state or privilege of being admitted
Oxford offers this, under Origin after its definitions.
Late Middle English: from Latin admissio(n-), from the verb admittere (see admit).
I suppose they feel that giving you a broad hint is sufficient.
It may be helpful to know that most -mission words are similarly verbed: commission < commit, emission < emit, permission < permit, remission < remit, transmission < transmit. However, there is no verb form in ordinary use for intermission or for bare mission.
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When discussing video games, you can say "obtain an achievement". In video games, there is often a reward for doing something. (For example, you might get an extra life upon scoring 5,000 points.) In this example, the phrase "obtain an achievement" refers to both scoring your 5,000th point, and obtaining the extra life. The emphasis is on the moment at which you receive the reward, not on the previous 4,999 points.
In most other contexts, "earn an achievement" or "achieve <something>" sounds more natural. This is because the emphasis is on the work you did to achieve that <something>, not on the action by which someone gives you a prize.
"Obtain a reward" and "win a prize" also sound natural. This is because the emphasis is on receiving the prize, not on your effort to be worthy of the prize.