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concedeconcede /kənˈsid/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYconcedeOrigin: 1400-1500 French concéder, from Latin concedere VERB TABLEconcede |
| Present | I, you, we, they | concede | | he, she, it | concedes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | conceded | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have conceded | | he, she, it | has conceded | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had conceded | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will concede | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have conceded |
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| Present | I | am conceding | | he, she, it | is conceding | | you, we, they | are conceding | | Past | I, he, she, it | was conceding | | you, we, they | were conceding | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been conceding | | he, she, it | has been conceding | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been conceding | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be conceding | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been conceding |
► concede the point She stubbornly refused to concede the point. ► conceded defeat Kavner conceded defeat after 75% of the vote had been counted. THESAURUSaccept truth► admit to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right: “I guess I was a little scared,” he admitted. ► confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about: I must confess, I don’t like his wife at all. ► recognize to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists: It is important to recognize that stress can affect your health. ► acknowledge acknowledge means the same as recognize but sounds a little more formal: He acknowledges it’s going to be a tough job, but he’s going to try it anyway. ► concede formal to admit that something is true in a discussion or an argument, even though you really do not want to: He conceded that Harrison might be right. stop fighting► surrender to say officially that you want to stop fighting because you realize that you cannot win: All three gunmen had surrendered by the end of the day. ► give in to accept that you have lost a fight, game, etc.: Neither side was willing to give in. ► admit/accept defeat to accept that you have not won something: In July 1905, Russia admitted defeat in its war with Japan. ► concede formal to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle, etc.: Davis conceded defeat in the election. ► yield formal to allow yourself to be forced or persuaded to do something: The government will never yield to terrorism. ► submit formal to agree to obey someone who is stronger or has authority over you: He refused to submit to the king and was thrown in prison. 1[transitive] to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish that it were not true SYN admit: “My sister can be rude,” I conceded.concede (that) Eventually he conceded that he had been wrong. She stubbornly refused to concede the point.► see thesaurus at admit2[intransitive, transitive] to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle, etc.: After three years of civil war, the rebels finally conceded. Kavner conceded defeat after 75% of the vote had been counted.► see thesaurus at surrender13[transitive] to give something to someone unwillingly: How much will the president concede in order to reach a budget agreement?concede something to somebody The king refused to concede any territory to neighboring countries.4concede a goal/point etc. to not be able to stop your opponent from getting a goal, point, etc. during a game: The Lakers conceded 12 points in a row to the Suns.5[transitive] to give something to someone as a right or privilege: concede something to somebody The richer nations will never concede equal status to the poorer countries. [Origin: 1400–1500 French concéder, from Latin concedere] → see also concession |