1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

   1.

   to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign

2. 2.

   to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way

3. 3.

   to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender

Example sentences

• 若者は老人に席を譲るべきだ。

  The young should make room for the old.

• 老人に席を譲るとは彼も礼儀をわきまえている。

  It was civil of him to offer his seat to the old man.