French Conversation · Level 111
59 words
French word
concéder
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃sede/
Meaning
- verbadmit
Example
Je concède que tu as raison.
I admit that you are right.
More examples
Elle a dû concéder un point pendant la réunion.
She had to concede a point during the meeting.
Core concept
One side steps back from part of its position and grants the other side a point or benefit.
Common phrases
concéder à quelqu'un
concede to someone
concéder un point
concede a point
concéder du terrain
concede ground
Similar words
accepter: Accept an offer, proposal, or situation and agree to it.
admettre: Admit that a fact or criticism is valid.
reconnaître: Acknowledge the existence or reality of something.
accorder: Grant a request, permission, or benefit.
Definition in French
Reconnaître la validité d'un argument ou accorder quelque chose à quelqu'un, souvent par concession dans une discussion.
Word origin
French concéder directly continues the Latin verb concedere, meaning 'to yield' or 'grant', formed from con- 'together' and cedere 'to go or yield'.
Usage tips
- Concéder que introduces a subordinate clause, as in Je concède que tu as raison, while a granted thing is typically followed by à and its recipient.
Other meanings
- concedeverb
- grantverb
Related words
- concessionconcessionnoun