concede

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Etymology

From , from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō, from con- ("wholly") + cēdō ("to yield, give way, to go, grant"), from Proto-Indo-European *ked-.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kənˈsiːd/
• (America) IPA: /kənˈsid/
• (RP) IPA: /kənˈsiːd/, [kənˈsɪid]

Verb

concede (concedes, present participle conceding; simple past and past participle conceded)

1. To 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.

   Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.

2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
3. To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge; to grant.
4. To yield or make concession.
5. (sports) To have a goal or point scored against

   I don't know how they conceded that goal; their defense was so solid.

6. (cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.

Synonyms

• (surrender) capitulate, give up; See also Thesaurus:surrender
• (in sports) let in
• (yield or make concession) accede, come around, give way; See also Thesaurus:accede

Related terms

• concession

Translations

• French: concéder, céder, admettre
• German: zugeben, zugestehen
• Portuguese: ceder
• Russian: сдава́ться
• Spanish: conceder, ceder

Translations

• French: concéder
• Portuguese: conceder, outorgar, conferir
• Russian: признава́ть
• Spanish: conceder, conferir, otorgar

Translations

• French: concéder que, reconnaître, admettre
• German: einräumen, zugestehen
• Portuguese: conceder, reconhecer
• Russian: признава́ть

Translations

• French: céder
• Portuguese: conceder
• Russian: уступа́ть

Translations

• French: concéder
• German: zulassen
• Russian: пропуска́ть

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