concede

«concede» in Mova's school dictionary: to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true: «He… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (concede, concedes, conceded, conceding)

meaning for a pupil

1) To concede is to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true: «He conceded that I was right». tree →

2) To concede a goal or points is to let the other team score. tree →

3) To concede defeat is to admit you have lost. tree →

4) (formal) To concede something is to give it up or allow it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In sports reports teams «concede goals». In arguments and debates, a speaker concedes a point. In elections, the losing person concedes. Formal exam voice uses it for «admit». Phrases: concede a goal, concede defeat, concede a point.

examples

• Our team conceded two goals in the first half. tree →
• She finally conceded that she had been wrong. tree →
• The candidate conceded defeat. tree →
• I'll concede that your plan is better. tree →
• The king conceded land to his enemy. tree →
• We didn't concede a single point all game. tree →

note

Spelling: con-cede, with «-cede» like «recede», «precede» (not «-ceed»). Noun «concession». In maths problems, conceded goals are goals against.

In the corpora

• To concede is to accept that you lost; it shows supporters the election was fair and lets power pass peacefully to the winner.
• Accepting that you lost a fair vote is called conceding, and you can still share your ideas afterwards.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «concede» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.