vzdát — meaning in English
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English meaning
- capitulate verb To stop resisting and agree to the other side's terms; to surrender.
- concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
- forbear verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
vzdát is used for these senses in English:
- capitulate (intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]
- concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- forbear (intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
- surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
concede — full definition
- verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
- verb To give up or grant something, such as territory, a right, or a point in an argument.