concede
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit.
had been conceding
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past perfect progressiveof concede.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Deng was more sympathetic than Hu had been, conceding that the Euromissile equation had to be cast in terms of deterring the Soviets.
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