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# relent

verb (relent, relents, relented, relenting)

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

## Everyday

1. To finally agree to something after first saying no; to become less strict. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#m1)
2. (of weather, pain or pressure) To become less strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and family life it tells the reader that a parent, teacher or ruler changed their mind and gave in: «Mum finally relented and let us stay up». In weather reports the rain or wind relents. Phrases: «finally relented», «refused to relent», «the rain relented».

### Examples

- Dad said no at first, but then he relented and bought the ice cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#x1)
- The teacher relented and gave us five more minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#x2)
- The storm did not relent all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#x3)
- The king refused to relent and the prisoner stayed in jail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#x4)
- When the heat relented, we went outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#x5)
- She begged until her big sister relented. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#x6)
- The King relented, took the Eaglet home with him, and fed it for a year, for two years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: relented. Adjective: «relentless» means never stopping or giving up — the opposite feeling. Not the same as «lent» or «Lent».

## On Mova

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