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Meanings of relent (relented) in English

Portuguese
amolecer
Catalan
accedir
Spanish
acceder

Give in, as to influence or pressure.

amolecer
Usage of relented in English
1
But it relented last month when France offered several hundred additional soldiers.
Reuters
2
The Canadians relented last month when France offered several hundred additional soldiers.
Reuters
3
As symptoms intensified, I relented and accepted my new reality and medication.
The Irish Times
4
Manning continued to fight for the treatment, and the authorities ultimately relented.
Reuters
5
The doors of the Academy, long closed against heterodoxy, this year relented.
The new yorker
6
He'll get his way now, he's sure of it: God has relented.
The Guardian
7
Last week he relented, announcing a one-year delay in implementing the proposals.
Reuters
8
It surged forward, and Iasius relented, slowing fractionally, holding a straight course.
The Reality Dysfunction
9
Starbucks relented-andquickly became the world's largest purveyor of fair trade coffee.
Economics Without Illusions
10
The security staff relented only when they saw flames engulfing the ceiling.
Reuters
11
The Democrats were preparing to hold the budget hostage unless Bruno relented.
The new yorker
12
The FCC relented despite noting there was no exemption for news programming.
Reuters
13
He persisted in taking the boy with him, and his master relented.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
14
Then he relented sufficiently to say in a tone considerably less severe:
The Second Violin
15
He fought me for a moment, then relented, sprinting by my side.
Nemesis
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LATER that evening, the emperor finally relented and I received a summons.
Song of the Nile
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Translations for relented
Portuguese
amolecer
Relented through the time
Relented across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common