concede
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit.
conceding
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present participleof concede.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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After conceding, Stevens sent a similar signal in a statement:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
If IBM can’t tell investors what the next two quarters look like, it’s conceding it doesn’t know when its customers will come back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"You can shape a treatment to fit the belief system without explicitly endorsing it," French said, conceding an exorcism might even have a beneficial placebo effect in some cases.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Spain's Unai Simon claimed the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper after conceding just once in eight games.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
After more than three centuries of rule, the white minority was conceding defeat and turning over power to the black majority.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
