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concede
yielding without necessarily agreeing: He conceded the election before all the votes were in.
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con·cede
(kən-sēd′)v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes
v.tr.
1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit: conceded that we made a mistake. See Synonyms at acknowledge.
2.
a. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
b. To acknowledge defeat in: concede an election; concede a chess match.
3.
a. To yield or surrender (something owned or disputed, such as land): conceded the region when signing the treaty.
b. To yield or grant (a privilege or right, for example).
c. Sports To allow (a goal or point, for example) to be scored by the opposing team or player.
v.intr.
To make a concession or acknowledge defeat; yield: The losing candidate conceded after the polls had closed.
[French concéder, from Latin concēdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + cēdere, to yield; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
con·ced′ed·ly (-sē′dĭd-lē) adv.
con·ced′er n.
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concede
(kənˈsiːd)vb
1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct
2. to yield or allow (something, such as a right)
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to admit as certain in outcome: to concede an election.
[C17: from Latin concēdere, from cēdere to give way, cede]
conˈcededly adv
conˈceder n
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con•cede
(kənˈsid)v. -ced•ed, -ced•ing. v.t.
1. to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit, often grudgingly: He finally conceded that she was right.
2. to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established: to concede an election.
3. to grant as a right or privilege; yield.
v.i. 4. to make concession; yield; admit.
con•ced′ed•ly, adv.
con•ced′er, n.
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concede
Past participle: conceded
Gerund: conceding
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| Verb | 1. | concede - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" fess up, make a clean breast of, own up - admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting" |
| 2. | concede - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" | |
| 3. | concede - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | |
| 4. | concede - acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose" |
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concede
verb
1. admit, allow, accept, acknowledge, own, grant, confess She finally conceded that he was right.
admit deny, protest, reject, dispute, contest, refute, disclaim
admit deny, protest, reject, dispute, contest, refute, disclaim
2. give up, yield, hand over, surrender, relinquish, cede The central government has never conceded that territory to the Kurds.
give up beat, defeat, conquer, make a stand, fight to the bitter end
give up beat, defeat, conquer, make a stand, fight to the bitter end
concede defeat capitulate, give up, yield, submit, surrender, give in, come to terms, succumb, cave in (informal), relent, throw in the towel I eventually had to concede defeat.
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concede
verb3. To make a concession:
Idioms: give and take, go fifty-fifty, meet someone halfway.
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Translations
يخوّل، يَمْنَحيُسلِّـم بِ، يُقـرُّ
připustitpřiznatuznat
afståindrømmeovergive
לוותרלקבל
játaleyfa
perleisti
atzītpiekāptiespieļaut
concede
[kənˈsiːd]A. VT [+ point, argument] → reconocer, conceder; [+ game, territory] → ceder
to concede that → admitir que
to concede defeat → darse por vencido
to concede that → admitir que
to concede defeat → darse por vencido
B. VI → ceder, darse por vencido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
concede
[kənˈsiːd] vt
(= admit) [+ fact, point] → admettre, reconnaître
to concede defeat → s'avouer vaincu(e)
to concede (that) ... → concéder que ..., reconnaître que ...
to concede defeat → s'avouer vaincu(e)
to concede (that) ... → concéder que ..., reconnaître que ...
vi → céder
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
concede
vt
(= yield, give up) privilege → aufgeben; lands → abtreten (→ to an +acc); to concede a right to somebody → jdm ein Recht überlassen; to concede victory to somebody → vor jdm kapitulieren; to concede a match (= give up) → aufgeben, sich geschlagen geben; (= lose) → ein Match abgeben; to concede a penalty → einen Elfmeter verursachen; to concede a point to somebody → jdm in einem Punkt recht geben; (Sport) → einen Punkt an jdn abgeben
(= admit, grant) → zugeben, einräumen (form); privilege → einräumen (to sb jdm); right → zubilligen, zugestehen (to sb jdm); it’s generally conceded that … → es ist allgemein anerkannt, dass …; to concede defeat → sich geschlagen geben
vi → nachgeben, kapitulieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
concede
[kənˈsiːd]1. vt (admit, point, defeat) → ammettere; (argument) → riconoscere la validità di; (territory) → cedere
to concede victory → darla vinta
to concede victory → darla vinta
2. vi → cedere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
concede
(kənˈsiːd) verb1. to admit. He conceded that he had been wrong.
2. to grant (eg a right).
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