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Meanings of relent in английском

португальский
amolecer
каталонский
accedir
испанский
acceder

Give in, as to influence or pressure.

amolecer
Usage of relent in английском
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
португальский
amolecer
каталонский
accedircedir
испанский
accederceder
Relent through the time
Relent across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common