Polyglot Dictionary

ceder

/seˈðeɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
cedo
preterite (yo)
cedí
past participle
cedido

Meaning

  1. to give way

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desistir

desistir means to give up or desist from doing something, to abandon an attempt; ceder means to give way or yield, like conceding in an argument.

dar

dar is the basic word "to give," for handing something over; ceder specifically means "to give way, cede, yield," like surrendering rights or ground.

claudicar

claudicar means to give in or capitulate, surrendering under pressure, often abandoning principles; ceder is more general, to yield or give way.

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