concede
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈsiːd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈsid/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈsiːd/, [kənˈsɪid]
Audio (AU) (file)
- Rhymes: -iːd
Verb edit
concede (third-person singular simple present concedes, present participle conceding, simple past and past participle conceded)
- To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- I have to concede the argument.
- He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.
- Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.
- To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
- To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge.
- 2022 January 12, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Vere admits to Lords: IRP lacks information”, in RAIL, number 948, page 10:
- Transport Minister Baroness Vere has conceded that the Government does not yet know how its flagship £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan "will actually work on the ground".
- To yield or make concession.
- (sports) To have a goal or point scored against
- I don't know how they conceded that goal; their defense was so solid.
- 2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- The visitors arrived at the Reebok Stadium boasting an impressive record of winning their last eight Premier League games there without conceding a goal.
- (cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
Synonyms edit
- (surrender): capitulate, give up; See also Thesaurus:surrender
- (in sports): let in
- (yield or make concession): accede, come around, give way; See also Thesaurus:accede
Related terms edit
Collocations edit
- concede defeat
Translations edit
to yield or suffer; to surrender
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to grant, as a right or privilege
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to admit to be true
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to yield or make concession
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(sports) to have a point scored against
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(cricket) to have runs scored off of one's bowling
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Galician edit
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concede
- inflection of conceder:
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
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concede
Latin edit
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concēde
Portuguese edit
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concede
- inflection of conceder:
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French concéder.
Verb edit
a concede (third-person singular present conced, past participle conces) 3rd conj.
- to concede
Conjugation edit
conjugation of concede (third conjugation, past participle in -s)
| infinitive | a concede | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | concezând | ||||||
| past participle | conces | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | conced | concezi | concede | concedem | concedeți | conced | |
| imperfect | concedeam | concedeai | concedea | concedeam | concedeați | concedeau | |
| simple perfect | concesei | conceseși | concese | conceserăm | conceserăți | conceseră | |
| pluperfect | concesesem | conceseseși | concesese | conceseserăm | conceseserăți | conceseseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să conced | să concezi | să conceadă | să concedem | să concedeți | să conceadă | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | concede | concedeți | |||||
| negative | nu concede | nu concedeți | |||||
Spanish edit
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concede
- inflection of conceder: