cede
To give up; yield to anotherTo give up; yield to another.
» We shouldn't cede to their request.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To give up; yield to another.
Edward decided to cede the province.
abtreten, zedieren, überlassen
уступа́тьustupátʹ, уступи́тьustupítʹ, отка́зыватьсяotkázyvatʹsja
уступа́тиustupáty, уступи́тиustupýty
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
To give up; yield to another.
(ditransitive, transitive)Same as above.
After figuring out the seating arrangement and ceding him the window seat, I took my own seat by the aisle.
nachgeben
(intransitive)To give way.
Examples
6 sentencesWe shouldn't cede to their request.
There isn't a Monday that would not cede its place to Tuesday.
How much of your own autonomy are you ceding to these people?
He said his rival’s refusal to cede power has plunged the country into a humanitarian crisis.
Spain illegally ceded Western Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French ceder, from Old French ceder, from Latin cēdō (“to yield”), frBorrowed from Middle French ceder, from Old French ceder, from Latin cēdō (“to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”). Cognate with Tocharian B kätk- (“to cross, pass”).
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Forms
cedes, ceding, ceded, cededSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons 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