Concede (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be willing to concede; "I grant you this much".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- I concede that your understanding of the situation is better than mine, but I still have my doubts.
- I'll concede this much, you do have a point about the economic benefits.
- While I disagree with your overall argument, I concede that this particular statistic is cause for concern.
- I'm willing to concede that we underestimated the complexity of the problem initially.
- I concede the advantage to you on this specific issue, but let's discuss the broader implications.
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Meaning 2
Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She decided to concede the driver's seat to her sister who was more familiar with the route.
- The last remnants of the weakened army concede the fortress to the enemy after days of intense bombardment.
- As the defeated boxer stumbled back, his corner concede the match to spare him further punishment.
- In the end, he concede the steering wheel to his wife, who had been arguing they were lost for hours.
- The exhausted hikers concede their map to a passing park ranger hoping for directions back to civilization.
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Meaning 3
Acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The boxer conceded after the tenth round due to his injuries and couldn't continue fighting.
- She reluctantly conceded the chess match when her opponent checkmated her king.
- After losing a game and going down in sets, the tennis player conceded the competition to her opponent.
- Following the recounts and the final tally, the losing party conceded the election and sent their congratulations to the winner.
- The defending champion conceded the wrestling title to a new challenger who had won by technical knockout in the semifinals.
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Meaning 4
Admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The politician conceded that they had misled the public about the country's economic situation.
- After reviewing the footage, the referee conceded that the penalty call was incorrect.
- As the evidence mounted against him, the accused conceded to embezzling company funds.
- She conceded that she had given incorrect advice, which led to financial losses for the clients.
- The CEO conceded that their company was responsible for the environmental disaster.