conceding
present participle ofconcede
| 单词 | conceding |
| 释义 | conceding present 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 Examplesofconcedingconceding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They can use locutions for claiming a proposition and for challenging,concedingand retracting a claimed proposition. From theCambridge English Corpus Theists, then, might want to pause beforeconcedinga divine power to conserve things later in time. From theCambridge English Corpus But in the meantime, there is nothing inherently irrational aboutconcedingto mystery. From theCambridge English Corpus They requireconcedingin advance a common empirical experience of the matters at hand. From theCambridge English Corpus Most scholars working on privatisation would find 'conceding' a rather awkward term. From theCambridge English Corpus Prospective proponents of universal worker protection policy retreated,concedingbusiness prerogatives in the labor market. From theCambridge English Corpus This allows the bourgeoisie to admit the harmful consequences of industrialization (accidents are caused events) withoutconcedingits own responsibility (accidents are undesired events). From theCambridge English Corpus The case definition for measles surveillance cannot be made more specific withoutconcedingon sensitivity. From theCambridge English Corpus Most sought seasonal labour withoutconcedingany land. From theCambridge English Corpus Concedingrationality is not saying the final word about the worthiness or goodness of a belief. From theCambridge English Corpus The game contains speech acts forconcedingand challenging a claim, for stating andconcedingarguments, and for challenging challenges of a claim. From theCambridge English Corpus However, evenconcedingmy claim, what if their interpretive understanding is shared by many people in society, regardless of its inadequacies? From theCambridge English Corpus Many of the arguments will be legitimate complaints, and we are likely to respond by either defending the grading, orconcedingan adjustment in it. From theCambridge English Corpus This is true in part because we sometimes have difficultyconcedingthat others suffer as much as we do. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, it only focuses on the policy of selling andconcedingpublic assets in which the institutions of the central government engaged during the 1990s. 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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