concede · verb
Bedeutungen und Beispiele
Zugeben, dass etwas wahr ist, oft widerwillig oder nachdem man es zunächst bestritten hat.
He eventually conceded that the original estimate had failed to account for several unavoidable expenses.
Although she conceded the point, she maintained that the broader argument still supported her position.
The director conceded that communication had been poor but denied deliberately withholding information from staff.
Conceding a weakness in your proposal can make the rest of your argument more credible.
Formen
- concede base form
- concedes third-person singular present
- conceded past tense; past participle
- conceding present participle