Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with concede in American Collocation
concede
verb
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/kənˈsid/
willingly
freely
readily
willingly
He readily concedes that he’s not a great singer.
unwillingly
eventually
grudgingly
reluctantly
They grudgingly conceded that she had not actually broken the law.
be forced
be reluctant
be unwilling
refuse
He still refuses to concede that what he did was wrong.
after trying hard to win
eventually
finally
reluctantly
It was a strong performance, but she eventually had to concede to her rival.
showing good manners
graciously
He came third, graciously conceding to his fellow team member Alex.