concede
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grantTo yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
» The accountant would not concede the mistake.
Meaning
6 sensesTo yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
I have to concede the argument.
He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.
zugeben, zugestehen
сдава́тьсяsdavátʹsja, сда́тьсяsdátʹsja, уступа́тьustupátʹ
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
признава́тьpriznavátʹ, призна́тьpriznátʹ
To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge
einräumen, zugestehen
признава́тьpriznavátʹ, призна́тьpriznátʹ
admit (to a wrongdoing)
To yield or make concession.
уступа́тьustupátʹ, уступи́тьustupítʹ
To have a goal or point scored against
I don't know how they conceded that goal; their defense was so solid.
zulassen
пропуска́тьpropuskátʹ, пропусти́тьpropustítʹ
(of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
Examples
40 sentencesThe accountant would not concede the mistake.
I concede I was wrong about that.
Neither side will concede.
ruНи одна из сторон не уступит.
I concede that you're right.
Tom did not concede defeat.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yielFrom Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).
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Forms
concedes, conceding, conceded, concededSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
11 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