We conceded that the other team won the award fair and square.
I think its pretty clear that she is not conceding.
The root of concede is cedere, a Latin word meaning to yield or give up.
recede
condeded
Concession or to concede.
when the counterargument has a relevant point
He had no choice but to concede defeat in the argument.
He conceded with his friend's thoughts. It is a sentence containing the word concede.
I concede to your evil wishes, mistress. Then we all concede, the factory must be built.
I was forced to concede because I realized that my argument was, in fact, based on incorrect information. He believed it would be better to concede rather than to fight on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanings: To acknowledge as true or to grant as a right or privilege Sentence: I must concede this chess game and try again. I will concede the poor effort made on this test and try to do better on the next one.
Meaning to "give up something," the term "concede" can be used in various ways in a sentence. Just one example would be as follows: "If you concede even an unimportant point in an aggressive debate, you are setting yourself up to lose the debate as a whole."
The root of concede is cedere, a Latin word meaning to yield or give up.
recede
maintain?
Concede means to give up or let go. Like when a canditate for an election admits he did not win, he concedes.
In the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, the word "concede" does not appear.
Yes, the middle 'e' of concede is a long e, since you pronounce it the same as the letter's name. "Concede" would sound like "con seed" (think bird seed ! )
Concededly