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Meanings of concede in English

Portuguese
transigir
Catalan
atorgar
Spanish
conceder

Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.

transigir
Portuguese
confessar
Catalan
professar
Spanish
reconocer

Admit (to a wrongdoing)

confessar

To admit to be true.

Usage of concede in English
1
His team would also concede a penalty, worth six points if converted.
The Irish Times
2
However, I must concede it was a masterful move on Coin's part.
Mockingjay
3
But Leinster are not yet ready to concede all hope is lost.
The Irish Times
4
The opposition, however, has refused to concede defeat after claiming widespread cheating.
Reuters
5
Some critics concede the administration's point on the letter of the law.
Reuters
6
Let us even concede that I feel some sympathy for your position.
Number9Dream
7
Senior government sources concede that the stakes are high if they fail.
The Guardian
8
Disappointed though he was, van Briel was forced to concede the point.
Long time coming: a novel
9
There's hope here, so long as England don't concede the next goal.
The Guardian
10
Nevertheless, experts concede the FSA's powers to improve corporate governance are limited.
Reuters
11
Tired and chilled, she decided it was time to concede Purcell's point.
Complete Books of Blood
12
To concede after three or four minutes put us on back foot.
BBC
13
She was not happy about it, but she would concede the issue.
Genellan: planetfall
14
After reading the seasonal range blurb, I had to concede the point.
The Irish Times
15
Authorities did not publicly concede there was human-to-human transmission until 21 January.
The Guardian
16
They're inside the Welsh 22, only for Wales to concede a penalty.
The Guardian
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