Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - concede
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Concede
concede
verb (~d; conceding) Etymology: French or Latin; French conceder, from Latin ~re, from com- + cedere to yield Date: 1626 transitive verb 1. to grant as a right or privilege 2. a. to accept as true, valid, or accurate the right of the state to tax is generally ~d b. to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly ~d that it might be a good idea intransitive verb to make concession ; yield Synonyms: see grant • ~dly adverb • ~r noun
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1.
v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by that + clause) admit (a defeat etc.) to be true (conceded that his work was inadequate). b admit defeat in. 2 (often foll. by to) grant, yield, or surrender (a right, a privilege, points or a start in a game, etc.). 3 Sport allow an opponent to score (a goal) or to win (a match), etc. Derivatives conceder n. Etymology: F conc{eacute}der or L concedere concess- (as com-, cedere yield) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. уступать to concede territory —- уступить часть своей территории to concede a point —- уступить в каком-л вопросе to concede a right —- уступить право 2. допускать conceding for a moment that ... —- допустим на минуту, что ... I concede that I might have been wrong —- допускаю, что я мог ошибиться 3. признать свое поражение 4. признать себя побежденным, проигравшим the candidate refused to concede defeat —- кандидат не хотел признать, что потерпел поражение the athlete conceded when he saw that he had lost —- спортсмен признал победу соперника 5. спорт. дать фору he conceded ten points to his opponent —- он дал своему сопернику фору в 10 очков ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) уступать (to) The former leader conceded the election to the opposing party. The defeated nation conceded some of their land to the enemy. 2) допускать (возможность, правильность чего-л.); признавать 3) sport; coll. проигрывать Syn: see acknowledge ...Англо-русский словарь
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(concedes, conceding, conceded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right... ‘Well,’ he conceded, ‘I do sometimes mumble a bit.’... Mr. Chapman conceded the need for Nomura’s U.S. unit to improve its trading skills. VERB: V that, V with quote, V n 2. If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege. The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions... Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos. = cede VERB: V n, V n to n 3. If you concede something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you. A strike by some ten thousand bank employees has ended after the government conceded some of their demands. VERB: V n 4. In sport, if you concede goals or points, you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them. (BRIT; in AM, use give up) They conceded four goals to Leeds United... Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area. VERB: V n to n, V n 5. If you concede a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win. Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival... Alain Prost finished third and virtually conceded the world championship. VERB: V n to n, V n 6. If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle. Airtours conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad... He happily conceded the election. = accept VERB: V n, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v 1 »ADMIT STH IS TRUE« to admit that something is true or correct although you wish it was not true ("You could be right I suppose", Sheila conceded. | concede (that)) (I concede that he's a good runner, but I still think I can beat him.) 2 »ADMIT DEFEAT« to admit that you are not going to win a battle, argument, or game because you are not strong enough or good enough to win (The army conceded and the enemy claimed victory. | concede defeat) (Matthew kept on arguing, unwilling to concede defeat.) 3 concede a goal/point etc to not be able to stop your opponent from getting a goal, point etc during a game (Manchester United were unlucky to concede a goal before half-time.) 4 »GIVE STH AS A RIGHT« to give something to someone as a right or privilege (1) (concede sth to) (The richer nations will never concede equal status to the poorer countries.) 5 »GIVE STH UNWILLINGLY« to give something to someone unwillingly after trying to keep it (concede sth to) (After the First World War Germany conceded a lot of land to her neighbours.) (- see also concession) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1632, from L. concedere "give way, yield," from com-, intensive prefix, + cedere "to go, grant, give way." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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