to concede ou admit defeat

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• concede — ► VERB 1) finally admit or agree that something is true. 2) surrender (a possession, advantage, or right). 3) admit defeat in (a match or contest). 4) fail to prevent an opponent scoring (a goal or point). ORIGIN Latin concedere, from cedere… …   English terms dictionary

• concede — con|cede [kənˈsi:d] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(admit something is true)¦ 2¦(admit defeat)¦ 3 concede a goal/point/penalty 4¦(give something as a right)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: concéder, from Latin concedere, from com ( COM ) + cedere (… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• concede — verb 1 ADMIT STH IS TRUE (T) to admit that something is true or correct although you wish it was not true: You could be right I suppose , Sheila conceded. | concede (that): I concede that he s a good runner, but I still think I can beat him. 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• defeat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, comprehensive (esp. BrE), decisive, heavy, major, overwhelming, resounding, serious, stunning, total …   Collocations dictionary

• defeat — de|feat1 W3 [dıˈfi:t] n [U and C] 1.) failure to win or succeed ▪ She was a woman who hated to admit defeat . ▪ The Democratic Party candidate has already conceded defeat . defeat in ▪ The socialist party suffered a crushing defeat in the French… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• defeat */*/ — I UK [dɪˈfiːt] / US [dɪˈfɪt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms defeat : singular defeat plural defeats failure to win a competition or to succeed in doing something England suffered a 2–0 defeat by Scotland. a humiliating/heavy/crushing… …   English dictionary

• defeat — de|feat1 [ dı fit ] noun count or uncount ** failure to win a competition or succeed in doing something: Wisconsin suffered a 23 7 defeat by Illinois. admit/accept/concede defeat: a stubborn man who was not prepared to admit defeat a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• concede — [c]/kənˈsid / (say kuhn seed) verb (conceded, conceding) –verb (t) 1. to admit as true, just, or proper; admit. 2. to grant as a right or privilege; yield. –verb (i) 3. to make concession; yield; admit. 4. to admit defeat in an election. {Latin… …  

• concede — v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by that + clause) admit (a defeat etc.) to be true (conceded that his work was inadequate). b admit defeat in. 2 (often foll. by to) grant, yield, or surrender (a right, a privilege, points or a start in a game, etc.). 3… …   Useful english dictionary

• concede — verb 1》 finally admit that something is true.     ↘admit (defeat) in a match or contest. 2》 surrender or yield (a possession, advantage, or right).     ↘fail to prevent an opponent scoring (a goal or point). Derivatives conceder noun Origin C15:… …   English new terms dictionary

• concede —   v.t. admit, acknowledge; allow, grant; surrender; Sport, allow opponent to score; v.i. admit defeat.    ♦ conceder, n …   Dictionary of difficult words