acquiesce

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Thân thiện

The student acquiesced to the teacher's suggestion.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To accept, comply, or agree to something, often tacitly or without active protest. It implies a reluctant or passive agreement, rather than enthusiastic consent.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • After a long debate, he finally acquiesced to their demands.
  • She acquiesced in the decision, though she was not happy about it.
  • The government was forced to acquiesce to the terms of the treaty.

Advanced Usage

• "to acquiesce in": This is the most common prepositional construction, meaning to agree to or accept a situation, plan, or decision.
  • He had no choice but to acquiesce in the new policy.
• "to acquiesce to": Also used, particularly when agreeing to a demand or request.
  • The company acquiesced to the union's terms to avoid a strike.

Variants and Related Words

• Acquiescence (n): The act or state of acquiescing; passive acceptance.
  • Her silence was taken as acquiescence.
• Acquiescent (adj): Disposed to acquiesce; compliant.
  • He had an unusually acquiescent attitude during the negotiations.

Synonyms

• Assent: To express agreement. (More formal and can imply a more active agreement.)
• Accede: To yield or agree, often to a request or demand.
• Concur: To agree, often in opinion.
• Comply: To act in accordance with a wish, command, or rule.

Antonyms

• Dissent: To hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed.
• Refuse: To indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.
• Resist: To withstand the action or effect of; to strive against.

Related Phrases

• Tacit acquiescence: Agreement or consent given by silence or lack of objection.
  • By not objecting, they gave their tacit acquiescence to the plan.

Học thuật

Verb

1. to agree or express agreement
   • The Maestro assented to the request for an encore

Từ đồng nghĩa

• assent
• accede