Meaning

2 senses

  1. To withdraw from a military confrontation; to yield control of a battlefield to one's opponent.

  2. (broadly, idiomatic)To withdraw from any confrontational or potentially confrontational situation; to avoid participating in a competition or contest.

Forms

cedes the field, ceding the field, ceded the field, ceded the field
Base formcede the field · to cede the field
3rd person singularcedes the field
Present participleceding the field
Past simpleceded the field
Past participleceded the field

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycede the field
he, she, itcedes the field

Past simpleLesson

all personsceded the field

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ceded the field
he, she, ithas ceded the field

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cede the field

Synonyms

1 synonyms
give ground

Word family

2 related words
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Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ceaselessC1ceaselesslyC1cedarcedeceilingB2ceilingedcelebrantcelebrateA1
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