Betekenis van concede In het Nederlands

• 0 to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true:

  • [ + (that) ] The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

  • [ + speech ] "Well okay, perhaps I was a little hard on her," he conceded.

  • He kept on arguing and wouldn't concede defeat.

  • She conceded even before all the votes had been counted.

• 1 to allow someone to have something, even if you do not want to:

  • The president is not expected to concede these reforms.

  • He is not willing to concede any of his power/authority.

  • Britain conceded (= allowed) independence to India in 1947.

• 2 to fail to stop an opposing team or person from winning a point or game:

  • The team conceded two goals (to the other side) in the first five minutes of the game.

• 3 to admit that something is true, or to allow something:

  • [ + (that) clause ] Officials concede (that) the plan isn’t the best one.

  • [ I/T ] She conceded (the election) yesterday.

• 4 to admit that something exists or is true, often unwillingly:

  • concede that The chairman conceded that shareholders had been "impacted by the decline in market prices".

  • The insurers ultimately conceded liability for repairing the damage to the car.

• 5 to give something to someone, or allow them to have it, especially when you are unwilling to do so:

  • Local government has been forced to concede some of its authority to larger, regionally based, units.

• 6 to stop arguing, fighting, or competing against someone and admit that you have lost:

  • After a recount of the votes, the candidate conceded defeat.

  • Critics say he should have conceded right after the election.