cede
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old French ceder, from Latin cedō (“to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
cede (third-person singular simple present cedes, present participle ceding, simple past and past participle ceded)
- (transitive) To give up, give way, give away.
- Edward decided to cede the province.
Translations[edit]
give up
Related terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
cede
- third-person singular present indicative of cedere
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
cēde
- second-person singular present active imperative of cēdō
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ce‧de
Verb[edit]
cede
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of ceder
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of ceder
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
cede
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of ceder.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ceder.
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- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
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- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -er
