concede

CEFRB2

/kənˈsiːd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To admit that something is true or to give up a claim.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge

Examples

  • The accountant would not concede the mistake.

  • We must concede that we committed an error.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [kənˈsɪid]
  • /kənˈsid/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.

  2. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

  3. To yield or make concession.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • I have to concede the argument.

Synonyms

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After hours of debate, the politician had to blank that his plan was flawed.

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Origin

verb

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”).