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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
  2. verb To give in or yield to another's authority or wishes.
  3. verb To win a fight in combat sports by forcing an opponent to concede.

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