concede

/kənˈsiːd/ verb

Translation

ADMIT [T] › to admit that something is true, even though you do not want to

kabul etmek, kabullenmek

[+ (that)] Even the company chairman concedes that the results are disappointing.11742211

GIVE [I, T] › to allow someone to have something, even though you do not want to

rıza göstermek, teslim etmek, bırakmak, kaptırmak

We must try not to concede any more points to the opposition. The government will not concede to rebel demands.7942211

concede defeat › to admit that you have lost a fight, argument, game, etc

mağlubiyeti/yenilgiyi kabul etmek, pes etmek

The senator conceded defeat after the first few results were announced.22112442

(Definition of concede verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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