Meaning
to yield, give in, surrender
- to give up, hand over, transfer
- to yield, give in, succumb
- to cave in, give way
In a sentence
Non voglio cedere il mio posto a nessuno.
I don't want to give up my seat to anyone.
Hai ceduto alla paura all'ultimo momento?
Did you give in to fear at the last moment?
Attento, il pavimento può cedere qui.
Careful, the floor could give way here.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cedere | infinitive |
| cediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| cedo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| cedete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cedono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cede | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cedevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cedevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cedevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cedevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cedevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cedeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cedemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| cedetti | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| cedeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| cedesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| cedettero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| cedette | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| cederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| cederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| cederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| cederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| cederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| cederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| cediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ceda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| cediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ceda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cedano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ceda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cedessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cedeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cedessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cedesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cederemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| cederei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| cedereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cederesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cederebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cederebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| cedete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| cedi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| cedendo | gerund |
| ceduto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use cedere for yielding under pressure or transferring something; for voluntarily quitting, lasciare or rinunciare is often more natural.
- With indirect object, use cedere qualcosa a qualcuno: cedere il posto a una signora, cedere l'azienda a un concorrente.
- For 'give in to' a temptation or pressure, say cedere a: ha ceduto alla paura. Don't use di after cedere here.