English

Verb

concede ‎(third-person singular simple present concedes, present participle conceding, simple past and past participle conceded)

1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

   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 to be true; to acknowledge.
4. To yield or make concession.
5. (sports) To have a goal or point scored against
   • 2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:

     The visitors arrived at the Reebok Stadium boasting an impressive record of winning their last eight Premier League games there without conceding a goal.

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

Synonyms

(in sports): let in

Related terms

• concession

Translations

Galician

Verb

concede

1. third-person singular present indicative of conceder
2. second-person singular imperative of conceder

Italian

Verb

concede

1. third-person singular present indicative of concedere

Latin

Verb

concēde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of concēdō

Portuguese

Verb

concede

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of conceder
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of conceder

Spanish

Verb

concede

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of conceder.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of conceder.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of conceder.