CONCEDE


Meaning of CONCEDE in English

con ‧ cede /kənˈsiːd/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: concéder , from Latin concedere , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + cedere ( , ↑ cede ) ]

1 . ADMIT SOMETHING IS TRUE [intransitive and transitive] to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true ⇨ concession :

‘That’s the only possible solution.’ ‘Yes, I suppose so,’ Charles conceded.

concede (that)

I conceded that I had made a number of errors.

2 . ADMIT DEFEAT [intransitive and transitive] to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle etc ⇨ concession :

The Georgian forces defended the capital but were finally obliged to concede.

In May 1949, Stalin conceded defeat and reopened land access to Berlin.

3 . concede a goal/point/penalty to not be able to stop your opponent from getting a ↑ goal etc during a game:

The team has conceded only 19 goals in 28 games.

4 . GIVE SOMETHING AS A RIGHT [transitive] to give something to someone as a right or ↑ privilege , often unwillingly ⇨ concession

concede something to somebody

The King finally agreed to concede further powers to Parliament.

Finally the company conceded wage increases to their workers.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.