0 to allow someone else to have or own something, especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so: --
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.
1 to give control or possession of something, esp. land to someone else, often unwillingly or because forced to do so: --
New Orleans was ceded to Spain in 1763.
2 to give something such as control, power, or a right to someone else, especially unwillingly: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.