conceding
- 1Present participle and gerund of concede.
The senator gave a gracious speech conceding the election to her opponent.
Conceding ground in the negotiations was the only way to reach a deal.
Note
The -ing form carries every meaning of its verb, and the object usually tells you which one is meant. Conceding a point, or conceding that a rival was right, is admitting. Conceding a right or privilege is granting. Conceding a goal, or a bowler conceding runs, means having them scored against you. As a participle it follows be (she is conceding). As a gerund it heads a noun phrase (conceding defeat took courage).
conceding is a form of concede
concede, verb: To admit or agree that something is true; to acknowledge it as correct. Full entry
- Spelling
- concede → conceding: drop the e, add -ing
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