ceder

This is the 10097th most frequent Spanish word.


ceder

To yield, to give up, to transfer, or to cede.


The word 'ceder' is used here to mean 'yield' or 'give way,' commonly in traffic-related scenarios.

Es importante ceder el paso a los peatones.

It is important to yield to pedestrians.


The verb 'ceder' is employed to signify the action of giving or relinquishing to benefit someone else.

Decidió ceder su lugar en la fila a una persona mayor.

He decided to give his spot in line to an elderly person.


Here, 'ceder' is used figuratively to mean 'to give in' or 'to succumb,' often applied to pressure, temptation, or challenges.

No debemos ceder ante la presión.

We must not give in to pressure.