to concede
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4.9
- verb
- /kənˈsiːd/
:
reconocer
- She finally conceded that she was wrong about the deadline for the project.
- concede a point
- readily concede
- concede the legitimacy
And then in parallel, they basically concede that, well, they start off.
- And then in parallel, they basically concede that, well, they start off.
- And, you know, I think they, they conceded that that wasn't bad.
- They've had to realize, look like I need to concede this is not my job.
- So I'm, I'm very sceptical where I would concede that Christianity has been important.
- I will concede that this might not be one of them.
- So he says enlightenment maintains against the believer, a right, which the latter himself concedes.
- The government concedes that what Mueller said was inaccurate and you know, they don't say lie.
- And he even conceded that the tundra system is deeply flawed and so Russia can't see.
- I must concede that there is more that that that out there that can be explained.
- So I do understand, well, understand, I can concede that machine learning systems, artificial intelligence systems can generate new entities.
- And he seemed to concede that at some point he he believes in the multiverse theory and that when he defines nothing, he's talking about no laws, no time.
- However, he concedes that has very rarely happened.
Examples
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And so I have to sort of concede that maybe my father was right.
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I would think he would concede that certainly Barack Obama had charismatic features as such.
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If you never concede, did you really lose?
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I will concede that this might not be one of them.
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You are truth itself, I must concede.
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However, the authors concede that more practice does not always lead to more achievement.
Academic text (2012) -
And he certainly had to concede that that was true.
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Not everyone, though, concedes that the idea is a good one.
Academic text (2011) -
I concede that, on this subject and in general, it´s not popular to talk about global rules.
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"With only six weeks left in the school year, the lead teacher conceded, "Things are calmer lately."
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
∞
2.0
Say that something is true without wanting to
∞
1.3
To believe or agree that something is true
367
3.8
To admit that something is true or real
331
3.8
To admit that something is true, often reluctantly
81
4.3
To stop resisting under pressure or force
To admit you were wrong and take back what you said
Antonyms
How Willing
- Informal
38
4.4
576
3.0
367
3.8
∞
2.0
146
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Concede comes from Latin parts con- 'with' and cedere 'to go or give way', and it shares the same root as recede 'go back'. So to concede something in a conversation is to 'give way' and admit it is true, often reluctantly.