Hi,
can I use gerunds with the word "concede" without using preposition "to" as in the sentence below?
He concedes killing his wife.
Thanks
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He admits killing his wife.
He admits to killing his wife.
Those two are fine, but He concedes (to) killing his wife sounds wrong to me.
You would hear/read it expressed that way.
It's very similar in meaning in this context, but that does not, in itself, mean that it's used in identical ways."Admit" is one of several verbs that typically and correctly may be followed by a gerund and while it might be a stretch, I would include "concede" which is, at least, similar in meaning.
It's very similar in meaning in this context, but that does not, in itself, mean that it's used in identical ways.
Does the acceptability of "I advise you to go" mean that we can say "I suggest you to go"? I think not. Nor do I, but they are obviously not the same terms . My Webster's includes a definition of "admit" as "to concede as true"