LEARNit Dictionary
concede
verb
/kənˈsiːd/
UK
/kənˈsiːd/
US
C1+
1
C1+
to admit that something is true, logical, etc. after first denying it or resisting it
اعتراف کردن, تصدیق کردن, اذعان کردن, اقرار کردن
2
C1+
to admit that you have lost a game, an election, etc.
پذیرفتن شکست, تصدیق شکست کردن
After losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede.
Injury forced Hicks to concede defeat.
3
to give something away, especially unwillingly; to allow somebody to have something
واگذار کردن, پذیرفتن (با اکراه), اعطا کردن (ناخواسته)
The president was obliged to concede power to the army.
England conceded a goal immediately after half-time.
Women were only conceded full voting rights in the 1950s.
The firm should concede a significant salary increase to its employees.