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# acquiesce

verb (acquiesce, acquiesces, acquiesced, acquiescing)

«acquiesce» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) To acquiesce means to agree to something quietly, or to accept it without arguing, even if you are not keen: «She acquiesced to the plan.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquiesce/#m1)

### In the lessons

In formal writing, history and exam texts, people acquiesce to rules, demands or decisions. In stories, a character acquiesces with a sigh. In everyday talk people say «go along with», «give in», «agree». Phrases: «acquiesce in», «acquiesce to».

### Examples

- After a long argument, Dad acquiesced and let us stay up late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquiesce/#x1)
- The king acquiesced to the barons' demands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquiesce/#x2)
- She acquiesced with a nod, though she didn't really agree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquiesce/#x3)
- My brother acquiesced in the plan to share the bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquiesce/#x4)
- The council acquiesced to the parents' request for a crossing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquiesce/#x5)
- The cat acquiesced to being picked up — for once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquiesce/#x6)

### Note

Formal, tricky spelling: ac-qui-esce (with «cq» and «sce»). Say «ak-wee-ESS». Followed by «in» or «to». Acquiescing is quiet agreement; it is weaker than wholehearted agreement.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «acquiesce» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquiesce/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«acquiesce» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acquiesce.html) on Mova free.