conceded
past simple and past participle ofconcede
| 单词 | conceded |
| 释义 | conceded past simple and past participle ofconcede concede verb uk/kənˈsiːd/us/kənˈsiːd/concedeverb(ADMIT)C2[T] toadmit, oftenunwillingly, that something istrue: [+ (that)]Thegovernmenthas conceded(that)the newtaxpolicyhas been adisaster. [+ speech]"Wellokay,perhapsI was a little hard on her," he conceded. to say that you are wrong
[IorT] toadmitthat you havelostin acompetition: Hekeptonarguingand wouldn't concededefeat. She concededevenbefore all thevoteshad beencounted.
Admitting & confessing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Losing and being defeated concedeverb(GIVE AWAY)C2[T] toallowsomeone to have something,evenif you do notwantto: Thepresidentis notexpectedto concede thesereforms. He is notwillingto concede any of hispower/authority. Britainconceded(=allowed)independencetoIndiain 1947. Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
concede a goal/point tofailtostopanopposingteamorpersonfromwinningapointorgame: Theteamconceded twogoals(tothe otherside) in the first fiveminutesof thegame. Winning, losing & scoring in sport
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Losing and being defeated Examplesofconcededconceded In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It does seem, however, that the vessels may be more similar in morphology to bronchial arteries than has previously beenconceded. From theCambridge English Corpus If circularities of that sort areconceded, pretty much anything can be legitimated with anything. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, and asconcededby the authors, any role of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy remains to be examined in future studies. From theCambridge English Corpus But even justified refusals could later, under pressure, be overturned and acquittalconcededall the same. From theCambridge English Corpus By 1898, even the most vocal supporters of the billconcededthat the bill's impact would be mostly symbolic. From theCambridge English Corpus The right of all to pasture their cattle upon unenclosed ground is universallyconceded. From theCambridge English Corpus In the case of publicly-owned uplands, this was carried out by private firms who wereconcededexploitation rights by the state or local authorities. From theCambridge English Corpus Onceconceded, appropriation rights are powerful tools in the control of a resource and the formal owner has not much control any more. From theCambridge English Corpus Many officials, it must beconceded, held creoles in contempt. From theCambridge English Corpus It would appear, from what they haveconcededfrom the complexity of history, that the inference from (2) to (3) is problematic. From theCambridge English Corpus Wage cutting in the early 1930s appeared to be almost as competitive as the sporadic wage increasesconcededbetween 1917 and 1919. From theCambridge English Corpus The right of a woman to retain her maiden name in marriage was notconcededuntil 1976. From theCambridge English Corpus Now is the crucial moment; we may be unable to control the territory, but this must not beconceded. From theCambridge English Corpus In light of what we haveconcededin the present section, we will not say that anymore. From theCambridge English Corpus Heconcedednothing to the rules when he saw nothing coming from them. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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