concede
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit.
concedes
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present tense formof concede (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Pressed — surely she’s pretended to be sick to get out of a party? — she concedes she has, explaining that she thought he meant the criminal case against her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
He also knows the basic reality if a side concedes twice every time they play, they will not win many Premier League games.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
And he asked Mastro whether he concedes that rent-stabilized apartment owners’ net operating income—a measure of landlord profits that excludes their debt payments—increased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Though he contends he never meant to send a message silencing those who would expose wrongdoing, he concedes that did happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I guess we shouldn’t add anything new until Taylor and Nora are back,” Morgan concedes.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
