Definify.com
Definition 2025
ceder
ceder
See also: céder
Old French
Etymology
From Latin cēdere, present active infinitive of cēdō.
Verb
ceder
- to concede (give up, renounce)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of ceder (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ceder | avoir cedé | |||||
| gerund | en cedant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | cedant | ||||||
| past participle | cedé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | cet | cedes | cede | cedons | cedez | cedent |
| imperfect | cedoie, cedeie, cedoe, cedeve | cedoies, cedeies, cedoes, cedeves | cedoit, cedeit, cedot, cedeve | cediiens, cediens | cediiez, cediez | cedoient, cedeient, cedoent, cedevent | |
| preterite | cedai | cedas | ceda | cedames | cedastes | cederent | |
| future | cederai | cederas | cedera | cederons | cederoiz, cedereiz, cederez | cederont | |
| conditional | cederoie, cedereie | cederoies, cedereies | cederoit, cedereit | cederiiens, cederiens | cederiiez, cederiez | cederoient, cedereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | cet | cez | cet | cedons | cedez | cedent |
| imperfect | cedasse | cedasses | cedast | cedissons, cedissiens | cedissoiz, cedissez, cedissiez | cedassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | cede | — | cedons | cedez | — | ||
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin cēdere, present active infinitive of cēdō.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ce‧der
Verb
ceder (first-person singular present indicative cedo, past participle cedido)
- (transitive) to cede, to give up, to give away, to hand over, to give own property or rights to others
- O time vencedor cedeu o prêmio em dinheiro para o orfanato. — “The winner team ceded the money prize to the orphanage.”
- (transitive) to lend
- Vou ceder minha casa por uma semana. — “I will lend my house by one week.”
- (transitive) to decide against own previous decision or after doubt
- Eu não queria sair hoje, mas cedi ao pedido dela. — “I didn't want to get out today, but I decided in favour of her request.”
- (intransitive) to surrender at an argumentation, to be convinced after possibly long discussion
- Seu pai finalmente cedeu, você pode voltar mais tarde hoje. — “Your father finally gave up, you can come back later today.”
- (intransitive) to fall down, to collapse
- A casa era realmente velha; quando nós olhamos mais de perto, a parede cedeu. — “The house was really old; when we looked closer, the wall fell down.”
- First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of ceder
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) future subjunctive of ceder
- First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of ceder
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) personal infinitive of ceder
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb ceder
| Notes:[edit] | ||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) |
|
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | ceder | |||||
| Personal | ceder | cederes | ceder | cedermos | cederdes | cederem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| cedendo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | cedido | cedidos | ||||
| Feminine | cedida | cedidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | cedo | cedes | cede | cedemos | cedeis | cedem |
| Imperfect | cedia | cedias | cedia | cedíamos | cedíeis | cediam |
| Preterite | cedi | cedeste | cedeu | cedemos | cedestes | cederam |
| Pluperfect | cedera | cederas | cedera | cedêramos | cedêreis | cederam |
| Future | cederei | cederás | cederá | cederemos | cedereis | cederão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| cederia | cederias | cederia | cederíamos | cederíeis | cederiam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | ceda | cedas | ceda | cedamos | cedais | cedam |
| Imperfect | cedesse | cedesses | cedesse | cedêssemos | cedêsseis | cedessem |
| Future | ceder | cederes | ceder | cedermos | cederdes | cederem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | - | cede | ceda | cedamos | cedei | cedam |
| Negative (não) | - | cedas | ceda | cedamos | cedais | cedam |
Synonyms
- (to lend): emprestar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin cēdere, present active infinitive of cēdō.
Pronunciation
- (z-s distinction) IPA(key): [θeˈðeɾ]
- (seseo merger) IPA(key): [seˈðeɾ]
Verb
ceder (first-person singular present cedo, first-person singular preterite cedí, past participle cedido)
- to cede, to hand over, to convey
- to transfer, to yield
- to relinquish, to abandon, to leave
- to decrease, to lessen, to diminish
Conjugation
| infinitive | ceder | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | cediendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | cedido | cedida | |||||
| plural | cedidos | cedidas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | cedo | cedestú cedésvos |
cede | cedemos | cedéis | ceden | |
| imperfect | cedía | cedías | cedía | cedíamos | cedíais | cedían | |
| preterite | cedí | cediste | cedió | cedimos | cedisteis | cedieron | |
| future | cederé | cederás | cederá | cederemos | cederéis | cederán | |
| conditional | cedería | cederías | cedería | cederíamos | cederíais | cederían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | ceda | cedastú cedásvos1 |
ceda | cedamos | cedáis | cedan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
cediera | cedieras | cediera | cediéramos | cedierais | cedieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
cediese | cedieses | cediese | cediésemos | cedieseis | cediesen | |
| future | cediere | cedieres | cediere | cediéremos | cediereis | cedieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | cedetú cedévos |
ceda | cedamos | ceded | cedan | ||
| negative | no cedas | no ceda | no cedamos | no cedáis | no cedan | ||
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive ceder | |||||||
| dative | cederme | cederte, cederle | cederle, cederse | cedernos | cederos, cederles | cederles, cederse | |
| accusative | cederme | cederte, cederlo, cederla | cederlo, cederla, cederse | cedernos | cederos, cederlos, cederlas | cederlos, cederlas, cederse | |
| with gerund cediendo | |||||||
| dative | cediéndome | cediéndote, cediéndole | cediéndole, cediéndose | cediéndonos | cediéndoos, cediéndoles | cediéndoles, cediéndose | |
| accusative | cediéndome | cediéndote, cediéndolo, cediéndola | cediéndolo, cediéndola, cediéndose | cediéndonos | cediéndoos, cediéndolos, cediéndolas | cediéndolos, cediéndolas, cediéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative cede | |||||||
| dative | cédeme | cédete, cédele | cédele | cédenos | cédeos, cédeles | cédeles | |
| accusative | cédeme | cédete, cédelo, cédela | cédelo, cédela | cédenos | cédeos, cédelos, cédelas | cédelos, cédelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative ceda | |||||||
| dative | cédame | cédate, cédale | cédale, cédase | cédanos | cédales | cédales, cédase | |
| accusative | cédame | cédate, cédalo, cédala | cédalo, cédala, cédase | cédanos | cédalos, cédalas | cédalos, cédalas, cédase | |
| with first-person plural imperative cedamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | cedámosle | cedámosle | cedámonos | cedámosles | cedámosles | |
| accusative | not used | cedámoslo, cedámosla | cedámoslo, cedámosla | cedámonos | cedámoslos, cedámoslas | cedámoslos, cedámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative ceded | |||||||
| dative | cededme | cededle | cededle | cedednos | cedeos, cededles | cededles | |
| accusative | cededme | cededlo, cededla | cededlo, cededla | cedednos | cedeos, cededlos, cededlas | cededlos, cededlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative cedan | |||||||
| dative | cédanme | cédante, cédanle | cédanle, cédanse | cédanos | cédanles | cédanles, cédanse | |
| accusative | cédanme | cédante, cédanlo, cédanla | cédanlo, cédanla, cédanse | cédanos | cédanlos, cédanlas | cédanlos, cédanlas, cédanse | |
