| word | concede |
|---|---|
| definition | To admit grudgingly; yield. |
| eg_sentence | To his friends, Senator Beasley concedes that his reelection campaign was badly run and that he made several damaging errors. |
| explanation | After the votes have been counted, one candidate traditionally concedes the election to his or her opponent by giving a concession speech. If you're lucky, your boss will concede that she was wrong the last time she criticized you. But in the middle of an argument, we're not all so good at conceding that the other guy might have a good point |
| IPA | kənˈsid |
Tags: mwvb::unit:6, mwvb::unit:6:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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