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# concede

«concede» in Mova's school dictionary: **to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true: «He…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (concede, concedes, conceded, conceding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To concede is to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true: «He conceded that I was right». [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#m2)

3) To concede defeat is to admit you have lost. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/#m4)

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

### In the corpora

- [To concede is to accept that you lost; it shows supporters the election was fair and lets power pass peacefully to the winner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/10/)
- [Accepting that you lost a fair vote is called conceding, and you can still share your ideas afterwards.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/37-school-councils-and-class-reps/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «concede» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concede/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.