Definition & Meaning of "acquiesce"in English

to acquiesce

to reluctantly accept something without protest

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

acquiesce

3rd person singular

acquiesces

Present participle

acquiescing

Past simple

acquiesced

Past participle

acquiesced

Examples

The student, unable to convince the teacher otherwise, acquiesced and accepted the lower grade on the assignment.

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