concede
pronunciation
How to pronounce concede in British English:
UK [kənˈsiːd]
How to pronounce concede in American English:
US [kənˈsiːd]
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- Verb:
- admit, make a clean breast of
- be willing to concede
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- acknowledge defeat
Word Origin
- concede (v.)
- 1630s, from Middle French concéder or directly from Latin concedere "give way, yield, go away, depart, retire," figuratively "agree, consent, give precedence," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + cedere "to go, grant, give way" (see cede). Related: Conceded; conceding.
Example
- 1. Only last year did he concede he was wrong .
- 2. I will concede that offering cash is not always productive .
- 3. Even its critics concede that most hft is perfectly legal .
- 4. Even the president 's harshest critics usually concede he is personally austere .
- 5. These writers concede that there has been incredible innovation in information technology .