(~s, conceding, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
Bess finally ~d that Nancy was right...
‘Well,’ he ~d, ‘I do sometimes mumble a bit.’...
Mr. Chapman ~d the need for Nomura’s U.S. unit to improve its trading skills.
VERB: V that, V with quote, V n
2.
If you ~ something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege.
The government ~d the right to establish independent trade unions...
Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently ~d full independence to Laos.
= cede
VERB: V n, V n to n
3.
If you ~ something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you.
A strike by some ten thousand bank employees has ended after the government ~d some of their demands.
VERB: V n
4.
In sport, if you ~ goals or points, you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them. (BRIT; in AM, use give up )
They ~d four goals to Leeds United...
Luton ~d a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.
VERB: V n to n, V n
5.
If you ~ a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win.
Reiner, 56, has all but ~d the race to his rival...
Alain Prost finished third and virtually ~d the world championship.
VERB: V n to n, V n
6.
If you ~ defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle.
Airtours ~d defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad...
He happily ~d the election.
= accept
VERB: V n, V n