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ceder

to yield

verb seh-DEHR Less Common
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Latin cedere (to go, give way).

Also means

to hand over

Usage Note

Ceder means both 'to give way' (traffic: ceda el paso — yield) and 'to hand over' or 'to concede' (ceder terreno — to give ground). Ceder el paso is the standard road-sign phrase for 'yield/give way'. In negotiations it implies making a concession; in physics it can describe a structure 'giving way' under pressure. The noun cesión (transfer, cession) shares the same root.

Examples

"Tuvo que ceder ante las exigencias del cliente."

Natural Translation

He had to yield to the client's demands.

Literal Translation

Had to yield before the demands of-the client

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