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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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                    Concede through the time
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                    Common
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