ALL meanings of concede
con·cede
C c - verb concede If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. 3
- verb concede If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege. 3
- verb concede If you concede something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you. 3
- verb concede In sport, if you concede goals or points, you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them. 3
- verb concede If you concede a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win. 3
- verb concede If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle. 3
- verb concede to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct 3
- verb concede to yield or allow (something, such as a right) 3
- verb concede to admit as certain in outcome 3
- verb transitive concede to admit as true or valid; acknowledge 3
- verb transitive concede to admit as certain or proper 3
- verb transitive concede to grant as a right or privilege 3
- intransitive verb concede to make a concession 3
- intransitive verb concede to acknowledge defeat in an election 3
- verb with object concede to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally conceded that she was right. 1
- verb with object concede to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established: to concede an election before all the votes are counted. 1
- verb with object concede to grant as a right or privilege; yield: to concede a longer vacation for all employees. 1
- verb without object concede to make concession; yield to pressure or circumstances; admit defeat: She was so persistent that I conceded at last. My favorite candidate conceded before the polls were even closed! 1
- noun concede Admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it. 1
- transitive verb concede admit 1
- intransitive verb concede yield, give in 1
- transitive verb concede surrender, give 1
- transitive verb concede advantage: lose, let go 1
- transitive verb concede goal, match: lose 1
- verb concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question. 0
- verb concede To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of. 0
- verb concede To admit to be true; to acknowledge. 0
- verb concede To yield or make concession. 0
- verb concede (sports) To have a goal or point scored against. 0
- verb concede (cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling. 0