The word "concede" is correct and usable in written English. You can use "concede" when you want to express agreement with a statement, or to acknowledge something that has been said, or to admit defeat or failure. Example sentence: After hearing all of the evidence, the jury conceded that the defendant was guilty.
I will be the first to concede that Dreiser does not now look anything like their equal.
Pringle said that left the UK government fighting to protect a principle that Salmond's team was already ready to concede: "They made their one red line the binary referendum so in that sense they did kind of … they played into our hands in terms of making a presentation like that".
M'Bolhi tips the ball over the bar to concede the corner.
In the end I have to concede that Lynton Crosby and the young Republicans who came to help David Cameron's campaign know more about what makes Britain tick than I do.
Townsend was tormenting Basanta down the right but, in the end, it was the Fiorentina defender who had the last laugh, equalising nine minutes before half-time with a goal that, from Tottenham's perspective, was a hugely soft one to concede.
Though they then tend to concede they're not entirely clear what that agenda is.
Crisco was preparing on Monday to concede the race, the Raleigh News & Observer reported.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com