concéder — meaning in English

English meaning

• concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
• fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.

Senses

concéder is used for these senses in English:

• concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
• concede To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge
• fold (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.

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.

fold — full definition

1. verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
2. verb To stop or withdraw, especially from a card game bet or a failing business.
3. noun A crease or bend made by folding.
4. noun A fenced enclosure for keeping sheep, or, figuratively, a group united by shared belief or purpose.

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