Vocabulary
Concede
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
Urdu meaning
قبول کرنا، تسلیم کرنا، اعتراف کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But strong autocracies don`t voluntarily concede; instead, they use talks to pressure dissidents to yield and give themselves legitimacy.
- It believes that `it is in Pakistan`s interest` for the state to engage with the PTI, but has never really explained what it is willing to concede in return.
- Pakistan had New Zealand on the ropes in the first game of the series, only to concede 344 and then lose the plot when they seemed to be on target in the chase.
- Earlier, he had failed to concede defeat to Joe Biden in his 2020 re-election bid.
- Earlier, he had failed to concede defeat to Joe Biden in his 2020 re-election bid.
Synonyms
admit, acknowledge, accept, allow, grant, recognize, own, confess
Curator example
“I had to concede that I’d overreacted”
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