alistua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acquiesce verb To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
- submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
- subscribe verb To sign up to regularly receive a publication or service, often for a fee.
Senses
alistua is used for these senses in English:
- acquiesce (intransitive, with in or to (or sometimes with)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
- acquiesce (intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
- cave in (figurative) To relent; to grant approval against one's initial will.
- submit (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
- subscribe (obsolete) To sign away; to yield; to surrender.
acquiesce — full definition
- verb To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
- verb To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
submit — full definition
- verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
- verb To give in or yield to another's authority or wishes.
- verb To win a fight in combat sports by forcing an opponent to concede.