concede
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit.
have conceded
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present perfectof concede.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And they have conceded 12 goals, more than any other side in the Premier League, albeit having played a game more than every other team.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
They have conceded 23 goals from set-pieces since the start of last season - no Premier League side has let in more.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
They have the highest on-base-plus-slugging percentage in the major leagues and have conceded the fewest runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Saints, with defence coach Lee Radford on his way to Scotland at the end of the season, have conceded more tries than any other side in the top six.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
That virtue will make men happy he might probably have granted, if asked; but he would have conceded the point with a subterfuge.
From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Anthony Trollope
