CONCEDE


Meaning of CONCEDE in English

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

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .