Definition of concessive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

linguistics

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showing contrast with the main idea in a sentence

TECH.

A concessive clause starts with 'although' or 'even though'.
The concessive clause weakened her main argument.
Editors flagged the concessive marker as stylistically problematic.

adversative

contrastive

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concessive adverbial

adverbial showing contrast to the main clause

A concessive adverbial introduces contrast to the main clause effectively.

Origin of concessive

Latin, concedere (to concede) + -ive (pertaining to)

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French:concessif, ...
German:konzessiv, ...
Italian:concessivo, ...
Spanish:concesivo, ...
Portuguese:concessivo, ...
Chinese:让步的, ...
Japanese:譲歩的な, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِدْراكِي, ...
Hebrew:וִתּוּרִי, ...
Russian:уступительный, ...
Ukrainian:допустовий, ...
Hindi:किसी वाक्य के मुख्य विचार के साथ विरोधाभास या विपरीतता दर्शाने वाला, ...
Bengali:প্রতিবন্ধক, ...
Catalan:concessiu, ...
Czech:přípustkový, ...
Danish:koncessiv, ...
Dutch:concessief, ...
Greek:παραχωρητικός, ...
Hungarian:megengedő, ...
Khmer:បង្ហាញការយល់ស្របផ្ទុយ, ...
Korean:양보의, ...
Persian:امتیازی, ...
Polish:koncesywny, ...
Portuguese (BR):concessivo, ...
Romanian:concesiv, ...
Swedish:koncessiv, ...
Thai:แสดงความยอมรับแม้จะขัดแย้ง, ...
Turkish:zıtlık belirten, ...
Vietnamese:mang tính nhượng bộ, ...

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