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taipua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accede verb To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  • comply verb To act in accordance with a rule, request, or law.
  • defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
  • ply verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.
  • relent verb To finally agree to something after initially refusing, or to become less harsh.
  • sag verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
  • submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
  • yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.

Senses

taipua 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.]
  • bend (intransitive) To become curved.
  • bend (intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.
  • bend (transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
  • bow (transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
  • bow to To subserviently adhere to (a tradition, etc.).
  • 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

  1. verb To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
  2. verb To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
  3. verb To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
  4. verb To approach; to arrive, to come forward.

bend — full definition

  1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  2. verb To curve or change direction.
  3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
  4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
  5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

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