Translation
to yield, give way
Word origin
From Latin cedere ('to go, to withdraw, to yield'), via French ceder. The Latin verb is astonishingly productive in English: cede, concede, proceed, succeed and access all come from it.
- Origin
- Latin, via French
- Root
- cedere
- English cognates
- cede, concede, proceed
Examples
diskuto .
After a long discussion he gave way.
.
I gave up my seat to an elderly woman.
, .
Do not give up when the work is difficult.
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