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concede
concedeyielding without necessarily agreeing: He conceded the election before all the votes were in.
Not to be confused with:accede – assent or yield; give consent; agree: accede to the terms of the agreement; to attain an office; succeed: accede to the throneexceed – to go beyond the bounds: exceed the speed limit; outdo; beatcon·cede C0542800 (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.concede (kənˈsiːd) vb1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct2. 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 ncon•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. [1625–35; < Latin concēdere=con- con- + cēdere to withdraw, yield, cede] con•ced′ed•ly, adv. con•ced′er, n. concede
Past participle: conceded
Gerund: conceding
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| I concede | | you concede | | he/she/it concedes | | we concede | | you concede | | they concede |
| Preterite |
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| I conceded | | you conceded | | he/she/it conceded | | we conceded | | you conceded | | they conceded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am conceding | | you are conceding | | he/she/it is conceding | | we are conceding | | you are conceding | | they are conceding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have conceded | | you have conceded | | he/she/it has conceded | | we have conceded | | you have conceded | | they have conceded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was conceding | | you were conceding | | he/she/it was conceding | | we were conceding | | you were conceding | | they were conceding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had conceded | | you had conceded | | he/she/it had conceded | | we had conceded | | you had conceded | | they had conceded |
| Future |
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| I will concede | | you will concede | | he/she/it will concede | | we will concede | | you will concede | | they will concede |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have conceded | | you will have conceded | | he/she/it will have conceded | | we will have conceded | | you will have conceded | | they will have conceded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be conceding | | you will be conceding | | he/she/it will be conceding | | we will be conceding | | you will be conceding | | they will be conceding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been conceding | | you have been conceding | | he/she/it has been conceding | | we have been conceding | | you have been conceding | | they have been conceding |
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| I will have been conceding | | you will have been conceding | | he/she/it will have been conceding | | we will have been conceding | | you will have been conceding | | they will have been conceding |
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| I had been conceding | | you had been conceding | | he/she/it had been conceding | | we had been conceding | | you had been conceding | | they had been conceding |
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| I would concede | | you would concede | | he/she/it would concede | | we would concede | | you would concede | | they would concede |
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| I would have conceded | | you would have conceded | | he/she/it would have conceded | | we would have conceded | | you would have conceded | | they would have conceded |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | concede - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"confess, professacknowledge, 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"grant, yieldagree, 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 anothercede, yield, grantgive - 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"surrender, give up - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" |
concedeverb1. admit, allow, accept, acknowledge, own, grant, confess She finally conceded that he was right.
admit deny, protest, reject, dispute, contest, refute, disclaim2. 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 endconcede 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.concedeverb1. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of:acknowledge, admit, avow, confess, grant, own (up).Slang: fess up.Chiefly Regional: allow.2. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege:accord, award, give, grant, vouchsafe.3. To make a concession:compromise.Idioms: give and take, go fifty-fifty, meet someone halfway.4. To cease opposition:give in, yield.Translationsconcede (kənˈsiːd) verb1. to admit. He conceded that he had been wrong. 承認 承认2. to grant (eg a right). 給與 给与concede
concede to (someone or something)To yield to someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "concede" and "to." He's so stubborn that I doubt he'll ever concede to what I want. The candidate called to concede to his opponent after the final vote was announced.See also: concedeconcede something to someone or somethingto yield something to someone or a group; to grant something to someone or something. At midnight, Ronald conceded the election to his opponent.See also: concedeconcede to someone or somethingto yield to someone or a group; to give in to someone or a group. In the end we conceded to the demands of the petition. I will not concede to you.See also: concedeEncyclopediaSeeconcessionLegalSeeConcessionconcede
Synonyms for concedeverb admitSynonyms- admit
- allow
- accept
- acknowledge
- own
- grant
- confess
Antonyms- deny
- protest
- reject
- dispute
- contest
- refute
- disclaim
verb give upSynonyms- give up
- yield
- hand over
- surrender
- relinquish
- cede
Antonyms- beat
- defeat
- conquer
- make a stand
- fight to the bitter end
phrase concede defeatSynonyms- capitulate
- give up
- yield
- submit
- surrender
- give in
- come to terms
- succumb
- cave in
- relent
- throw in the towel
Synonyms for concedeverb to recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth ofSynonyms- acknowledge
- admit
- avow
- confess
- grant
- own
- fess up
- allow
verb to let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilegeSynonyms- accord
- award
- give
- grant
- vouchsafe
verb to make a concessionSynonymsverb to cease oppositionSynonymsSynonyms for concedeverb admit (to a wrongdoing)SynonymsRelated Words- acknowledge
- admit
- fess up
- make a clean breast of
- own up
verb be willing to concedeSynonymsRelated Words- agree
- concur
- concord
- hold
- forgive
verb give overSynonymsRelated Wordsverb acknowledge defeatRelated Words |