verb
ADVERB
▪ eventually , finally
▪ readily
▪
She readily ~s that there is much work still to be done.
▪ grudgingly , reluctantly
▪
He reluctantly ~d that he was not fit enough to play.
▪ implicitly ( AmE )
▪
The company seems to be implicitly conceding that sales have been poor.
VERB + CONCEDE
▪ be forced to
▪ be prepared to , be willing to
▪
He was not prepared to ~ that he had acted illegally.
▪ be reluctant to , be unwilling to
▪ refuse to
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
The firm should ~ a significant salary increase to its employees.
Concede is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ side
Concede is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ corner , ↑ defeat , ↑ election , ↑ goal , ↑ penalty , ↑ point , ↑ possibility