concedere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
- condescend verb To treat someone as though they are inferior; to talk down to them.
- fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
- grant verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.
Senses
concedere is used for these senses in English:
- allow To not bar or obstruct.
- allow (transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
- fold (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
- grant (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
allow — full definition
- verb To give permission for something to happen.
- verb To make something possible.
- verb To set aside time, money, or another resource for something.
- verb To admit or acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly.
condescend — full definition
- verb To treat someone as though they are inferior; to talk down to them.
- verb To do something considered beneath one's status, often reluctantly.
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