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cedat

yielded /tʃeˈdat/

verb#4668 most common

Also: ceded, given way, collapsed (under strain)

Example sentences

El a cedat.
He gave in.
Nervii mei au cedat.
My nerves gave out.
Guvernul a cedat presiunii publice.
The government yielded to public pressure.
Podul vechi a cedat sub greutatea camionului.
The old bridge collapsed under the weight of the truck.
Teritoriul cedat în urma tratatului nu a mai fost recuperat niciodată.
The territory ceded after the treaty was never recovered.
Deși negociatorii s-au arătat inflexibili la început, delegația a cedat în cele din urmă câteva puncte esențiale pentru a evita eșecul summitului.
Although the negotiators seemed inflexible at first, the delegation eventually gave up several essential points to avoid the summit's failure.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgcedezcedaivoi ceda
2sgcedezicedașivei ceda
3sgcedeazăcedăva ceda
1plcedămcedarămvom ceda
2plcedațicedarățiveți ceda
3plcedeazăcedarăvor ceda

Word family

a cedato yield, cede, give way
cedarethe act of yielding or ceding
cedentthe party that cedes a right, in legal usage
concesieconcession
precedentprecedent, an earlier case that sets a standard

Etymology

Cedat is the past participle of a ceda, a verb Romanian borrowed from French céder in the nineteenth century as part of a wave of Latinate vocabulary. Céder itself traces to Latin cedere, meaning to go, withdraw, or yield. The ending -at is the standard past participle suffix for Romanian verbs of this conjugation class, the same one seen in lucrat or dat.

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