admit defeat
To accept that one has lost a fight or competitionTo accept that one has lost a fight or competition.
» He admitted his defeat.
Er gab seine Niederlage zu. — riotlake
Er räumte seine Niederlage ein. — al_ex_an_der
Er gab sich geschlagen. — al_ex_an_der
Он признал своё поражение. — las
Він визнав поразку. — deniko
Він визнав свою поразку. — deniko
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2 sensesTo accept that one has lost a fight or competition.
To accept that one has failed to achieve a goal.
Examples
34 sentencesHe admitted his defeat.
Він визнав поразку. — deniko
ruОн признал своё поражение. — las
deEr gab seine Niederlage zu. — riotlake
We admitted our defeat.
Ми визнали поразку. — deniko
ruМы признали поражение. — Wezel
Tom didn't want to admit defeat.
Tom isn't about to admit defeat.
Has Tom admitted defeat?
Forms
admits defeat, admitting defeat, admitted defeat, admitted defeat| Base form | admit defeat · to admit defeat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | admits defeat |
| Present participle | admitting defeat |
| Past simple | admitted defeat |
| Past participle | admitted defeat |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle