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Meanings of relent in English

Portuguese
amolecer
Catalan
accedir
Spanish
acceder

Give in, as to influence or pressure.

      amolecer
      Usage of relent in English
      1
      By the time people relent and sign on, they've exhausted every option.
      The Guardian
      2
      The clouds didn't so much clear as relent, lurking overhead looking bruised.
      The Guardian
      3
      Reading retreated deeper and deeper as Fulham refused to relent in attack.
      The Guardian
      4
      She considered her dwindling options and had no choice but to relent.
      Deadly promises
      5
      Greene makes the king relent as soon as he hears the oracle.
      Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies
      6
      His body would not heal, and the Cold World would not relent.
      The Mantooth
      7
      He felt her parents would eventually relent if he kept dating her.
      Escape
      8
      The men did not relent, and they pursued her into the forest.
      Fairest of All
      9
      He would not relent and give Cracknell what he so plainly wanted.
      The street philosopher
      10
      Seeing a woman looking anxious over my appetite generally makes me relent.
      Shadows in Bronze
      11
      Jose Mourinho is refusing to relent in his pursuit of Wayne Rooney.
      The Irish Times
      12
      Perhaps he hoped that when put to this trial she might relent.
      The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2
      13
      The words cut through her like well-aimed knives, but she couldn't relent.
      Do you take this rebel?
      14
      I was his idol, and when my child pleads, he will relent.
      At the Mercy of Tiberius
      15
      But this time he did not relent, listening to his instincts instead.
      The Mantooth
      16
      But you relent, you do hear me, you will pity and forgive.
      The Spy
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      Translations for relent
      Portuguese
      amolecer
      Relent through the time
      Relent across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Common