Vocabulary
Acquiesce
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Urdu meaning
ماننا، متفق ہونا، راضی ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- or acquiesce in any arrangement which permits the continuance of any arbitrary administration in any part of the state, and shall not tolerate their right of self-determination to be in any way abridged or curtailed, is the ...
- Most reasonable lawyers would acquiesce that the conclusion drawn by Prof Hart represents the accurate approach.
- Unless all the parties set aside their differences and decide to come on board, getting the public to acquiesce may be impossible to accomplish.
- That comes from reporting, hard core and deep, not talking heads or lazy writers, who have to acquiesce to big money media bosses who are only in it to further their economic interests.
- It would force them to choose: Either openly acquiesce in Israel`s blatant violation of international law, or actively oppose it.
Synonyms
permit, consent to, agree to, allow, assent to, give one’s consent to, accept
Curator example
“Sara acquiesced in his decision”
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