CONCEDE


Meaning of CONCEDE in English

/ kənˈsiːd; NAmE / verb

1.

concede sth (to sb) | concede sb sth to admit that sth is true, logical, etc. :

[ v speech ]

'Not bad,' she conceded grudgingly.

[ v ( that )]

He was forced to concede (that) there might be difficulties.

[ vn ]

I had to concede the logic of this.

[ vn , vnn ]

He reluctantly conceded the point to me.

He reluctantly conceded me the point.

[ vn that ]

It must be conceded that different judges have different approaches to these cases.

➡ note at admit

2.

concede sth (to sb) | concede sb sth to give sth away, especially unwillingly; to allow sb to have sth :

[ vn ]

The President was obliged to concede power to the army.

England conceded a goal immediately after half-time.

[ vnn ]

Women were only conceded full voting rights in the 1950s.

3.

concede (defeat) to admit that you have lost a game, an election, etc. :

[ v ]

After losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede.

[ vn ]

Injury forced Hicks to concede defeat.

—see also concession

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from French concéder or Latin concedere , from con- completely + cedere yield.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.