Acquiesce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to agree or express agreement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹdɪˈæɡɹəfi/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌmbəʊtwˌʊmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌmbəʊtwˌʊmən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹdɪˈæɡɹəfi/.

Examples

The Maestro assented to the request for an encore

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assent accede

Antonyms

dissent

Parts of Speech

verb	to agree or express agreement “The Maestro assented to the request for an encore”

Word Forms

assentient	adjective	expressing agreement or consent
assent	noun	agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
assenter	noun	a person who assents
accession	noun	agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
acquiescent	adjective	willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
acquiescence	noun	acceptance without protest

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zustimmen

🇫🇷French

acquiescer

🇪🇸Spanish

ceder

estar de acuerdo o expresar acuerdo

🇵🇹Portuguese

aquiescer

concordar ou expressar acordo

🇷🇺Russian

соглашаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतुष्ट होना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বীকার করা

সম্মত হওয়া বা চুক্তি প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்புக்கொள்

ஒப்புக்கொள்ள அல்லது உடன்பாட்டை வெளிப்படுத்த

🇮🇳Telugu

సమ్మతించు

అంగీకరించడానికి లేదా ఒప్పందాన్ని వ్యక్తపరచడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

मान्य करणे

सहमत होणे किंवा करार व्यक्त करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વીકારવું

સંમત થવું અથવા કરાર વ્યક્ત કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ

ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಥವಾ ಒಪ್ಪಂದವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമ്മതിക്കുക

സമ്മതിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കരാർ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਨਣਾ

ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسلیم کرنا

اتفاق کرنا یا اظہار کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

默许

同意或明确同意

🇰🇷Korean

묵인하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bằng lòng

đồng ý hoặc thể hiện sự đồng ý

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyetujui

🇵🇭Filipino

pumayag

🇲🇾Malay

akur

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

رضایت دادن

موافقت کردن یا ابراز موافقت

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The primary meaning of 'acquiesce' is 'to agree or express agreement'.

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