concede
11concede — ► VERB 1) finally admit or agree that something is true. 2) surrender (a possession, advantage, or right). 3) admit defeat in (a match or contest). 4) fail to prevent an opponent scoring (a goal or point). ORIGIN Latin concedere, from cedere… …
12concede — verb 1 ADMIT STH IS TRUE (T) to admit that something is true or correct although you wish it was not true: You could be right I suppose , Sheila conceded. | concede (that): I concede that he s a good runner, but I still think I can beat him. 2… …
13concede */*/ — UK [kənˈsiːd] / US [kənˈsɪd] verb Word forms concede : present tense I/you/we/they concede he/she/it concedes present participle conceding past tense conceded past participle conceded 1) [transitive] to admit that something is true All right,… …
14concede — con|cede [ kən sid ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to admit that something is true: concede that: Myers was forced to concede that competition had badly affected profits. All right, Matt conceded, I probably made a mistake. 2. ) intransitive or… …
15concede — con|cede [kənˈsi:d] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(admit something is true)¦ 2¦(admit defeat)¦ 3 concede a goal/point/penalty 4¦(give something as a right)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: concéder, from Latin concedere, from com ( COM ) + cedere (… …
16concede — [[t]kənsi͟ːd[/t]] ♦♦♦ concedes, conceding, conceded 1) VERB If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. [V that] Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right... [V with quote] Well, he conceded, I do… …
17concede — verb ADVERB ▪ eventually, finally ▪ readily ▪ She readily concedes that there is much work still to be done. ▪ grudgingly, reluctantly …
18concede — 01. He was finally obliged to [concede] that he was wrong when the results of the experiment were revealed. 02. She will never [concede] that I am right even if she knows it is true. 03. The government has granted tax [concessions] to new… …
19concede — concededly, adv. conceder, n. concessible, adj. /keuhn seed /, v., conceded, conceding. v.t. 1. to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally conceded that she was right. 2. to acknowledge (an opponent s victory, score, etc.) before… …
20concede — verb 1) I had to concede that I d overreacted Syn: admit, acknowledge, accept, allow, grant, recognize, own, confess; agree Ant: deny 2) he conceded the Auvergne to the king Syn …