acquiesce
verb (used without object)
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent.
has acquiesced
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present perfectof acquiesce (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Shaw has acquiesced to making profitability metrics a more explicit part of executives’ compensation math and brought in a Harrison apprentice of his own, John Orr, as chief operating officer.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Whitson allows that bin Salman has acquiesced to enormous international pressure and granted women some basic human rights.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022
Even Smith, who for years logged non-franchise hits, has acquiesced to this reality.
From The Verge ● Oct. 16, 2019
But questions about why the Navy has acquiesced to it are likely to dog Mr. Shanahan when he goes before the Senate for his confirmation hearing in the coming weeks.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2019
In the district they blame this young girl who, after receiving a good education, has acquiesced in this miserable existence.
From The Choice of Life by Georgette Leblanc
