Vocabulary
Relent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request.
Urdu meaning
پرجوش، نرم ہونا، پگھلانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Since the rain did not relent (according to some estimates, the total recorded was around 120mm on the initial day) the situation only got worse and then deadly.
- HE initial discussions between the IMF and Pakistan on the upcoming budget suggest that the multilateral agency is not going to relent on the core condition of its current $7bn financing facility: a tight fiscal policy.
Synonyms
change one’s mind, do a U-turn, back-pedal, back down, give way, give in, capitulate
Curator example
“she was going to refuse his request, but relented”
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