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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City have conceded 10 goals in nine league games this term - double the amount that Mikel Arteta's men have let in.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Eight games into the new season and Saliba still hasn't featured, but Mikel Arteta's side have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League as they sit level on points at the summit.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
City's most recent shutout came in their impressive victory at Liverpool two weeks ago but, around that game, City have conceded against teams ranging from Champions League holders Paris St-Germain to top-flight strugglers Sunderland.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
In defence, they have conceded 18 tries across their past five matches in the WXV, compared to eight in six at the World Cup.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
It was that divine Grecian language to which, on the model of the old differential compromise in favour of Themistocles, all rival languages would cordially have conceded the second honour.
From The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg by James Hogg
