concede

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To yield or suffer

   To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

   • I have to concede the argument.
   • 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. 2

   To grant, as a right or privilege

   To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.

3. 3

   To admit or agree to be true

   To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge

   • Transport Minister Baroness Vere has conceded that the Government does not yet know how its flagship £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan "will actually work on the ground".
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   1. 4

      To yield or make concession.

   2. 5

      To have a goal or point scored against

      • I don't know how they conceded that goal; their defense was so solid.
      • The visitors arrived at the Reebok Stadium boasting an impressive record of winning their last eight Premier League games there without conceding a goal.
   3. 6

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

The neighborhood

• synonymgive up
• synonymcome around
• synonymgive way
• neighborconcession