toestemmen — meaning in English

English meaning

• accede verb To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
• concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
• consent verb To agree to something or give permission for it.

Senses

toestemmen is used for these senses in English:

• accede (intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]
• concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
• consent (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

accede — full definition

1. verb To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
2. verb To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
3. verb To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
4. verb To approach; to arrive, to come forward.

concede — full definition

1. verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
2. verb To give up or grant something, such as territory, a right, or a point in an argument.

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