myöntyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accede verb To consent or agree (to a proposal or request); to yield.
- acquiesce verb To accept something quietly, without objecting, often after being unhappy about it at first.
- appease verb To calm someone down or make them less angry, especially by giving them what they want.
- bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
- budge verb To move even slightly, especially from a fixed position.
- comply verb To act in accordance with a rule, request, or law.
- consent verb To agree to something or give permission for it.
- defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
- grant verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.
Senses
myöntyä is used for these senses in English:
- accede (intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]
- 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.
- appease To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
- bend (transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- budge To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.
- cave in (figurative) To relent; to grant approval against one's initial will.
- comply To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
accede — full definition
- verb To consent or agree (to a proposal or request); to yield.
- verb To take up an important position or role, such as a throne or title.
- verb To formally join an agreement or a treaty.
- verb To move toward or arrive at a place.
acquiesce — full definition
- verb To accept something quietly, without objecting, often after being unhappy about it at first.
- verb To agree to something reluctantly, going along with it rather than actively opposing it.
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