acquiesce (redirected from acquiesces)

ac·qui·esce  (kw-s)

intr.v. ac·qui·esced, ac·qui·esc·ing, ac·qui·esc·es

To consent or comply passively or without protest. See Synonyms at assent.

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[Latin acquiscere : ad-, ad- + quiscere, to rest; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: When acquiesce takes a preposition, it is usually used with in (acquiesced in the ruling) but sometimes with to (acquiesced to her parents' wishes). Acquiesced with is obsolete.

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acquiesce [ˌækwɪˈɛs]

vb

(intr; often foll by in or to) to comply (with); assent (to) without protest

[from Latin acquiēscere to remain at rest, agree without protest, from ad- at + quiēscere to rest, from quiēs quiet]

acquiescence  n

acquiescent  adj

acquiescently  adv

Usage: The use of to after acquiesce was formerly regarded as incorrect, but is now acceptable

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

acquiesce - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" assent, accede agree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" connive - encourage or assent to illegally or criminally

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acquiesce

verb submit, agree, accept, approve, yield, bend, surrender, consent, tolerate, comply, give in, conform, succumb, go along with, bow to, cave in (informal), concur, assent, capitulate, accede, play ball (informal), toe the line, hoist the white flag He seemed to acquiesce in the decision.
fight, refuse, protest, object, contest, resist, disagree, veto, dissent, balk at, demur

Translations

acquiesce [ˌækwɪˈes] VI (= agree) → consentir (in en) → conformarse (in con) (unwillingly) → someterse, doblegarse

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acquiesce [ˌækwiˈɛs] vi (= agree) → acquiescer
to acquiesce in sth [+ decision, idea] → acquiescer à qch
to acquiesce to sth [+ demand, arrangement, request] → consentir à qch

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acquiesce

vi → einwilligen (→ in in +acc); (submissively) → sich fügen (→ in +dat)

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acquiesce [ˌækwɪˈɛs] vi (frm) (agree) to acquiesce (to) → acconsentire (a)

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acquiesce

v acquiesce [ӕkwiˈes]

to agree After a lot of persuasion, he finally acquiesced. toegee يَقْبَل ، يُذْعِن لِ приемам souhlasit, svolit indvillige; føje sig einwilligen συναινώ, συγκατατίθεμαι consentir (en) nõustuma راضی شدن suostua acquiescer לְהַסכִּים בִּשְׁתִיקָה बिना विरोध के स्वीकार करना pokoriti se belenyugszik setuju fallast á, láta undan acconsentire 黙認する 동의하다 sutikti piekrist (negribīgi) bersetuju instemmen føye seg (etter) zgadzać się concordar a accepta соглашаться súhlasiť, podvoliť sa privoliti pristati ge efter, samtycka ยอมรับ razı olmak 同意 неохоче згоджуватися اتفاق کرنا ، رضامند ہونا đồng ý 同意

n acquiˈescence

toegewing مُوَافَقَة، قُبُول ضِمْنِي съгласие souhlas indvilligelse; føjelighed die Einwilligung συναίνεση, συγκατάθεση conformidad, aquiescencia nõustumine با بی میلی ) رضایت) suostumus consentement הַסְכָּמָה בִּשְתִיקָה मौन सम्मति pokoravanje (hallgatólagos) beleegyezés persetujuan þegjandi samþykki consenso 黙認 동의 sutikimas negribīga piekrišana persetujuan instemming føyelighet zgoda concordância consimţire согласие; уступчивость súhlas, prijatie privolitev pristanak eftergivenhet, samtycke การยอมรับ razı olma 同意 неохоча згода رضامندی ، اتفاق sự chấp thuận 同意

adj acquiˈescent

toegewend مَيَّال للقُبُول والإذْعَان невъзразяващ svolný føjelig zustimmend συγκαταβατικός, συναινετικός condescendiente, aquiescente leplik با بی میلی ) راضی) suostuvainen consentant מַסְכִּים सहमत pokoran beleegyező sepakat auðsveipur condiscendente 黙認の 묵인하는 sutinkantis, paklusnus piekāpīgs pengakur instemmend føyelig, medgjørlig zgodny anuente care consimte уступчивый súhlasný soglasen koji (odmah) pristaje eftergiven, medgörlig ที่ได้รับการยอมรับ uysal, yumuşak başlı 同意的 той, що мовчки погоджується تابع ، مطیع bằng lòng 同意的