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# concede

verb (concede, concedes, conceded, conceding)

«concede» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To concede is to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true: «He conceded that I was right». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#m1)
2. To concede a goal or points is to let the other team score. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#m2)
3. To concede defeat is to admit you have lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#m3)
4. (formal) To concede something is to give it up or allow it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#x1)
- She finally conceded that she had been wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#x2)
- The candidate conceded defeat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#x3)
- I'll concede that your plan is better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#x4)
- The king conceded land to his enemy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#x5)
- We didn't concede a single point all game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «concede» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«concede» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/concede.html) on Mova free.