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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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
Even the abolitionist Death Penalty Information Center concedes that “there is no way to tell how many of the … people executed since 1976 may … have been innocent.”
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
Maybe, or perhaps, he concedes, he just mixed up the different locations, given everything on his mind.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
