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sottomettersi — 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.
  • buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  • submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.

Senses

sottomettersi 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.
  • buckle (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
  • submit (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.

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.

buckle — full definition

  1. noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  2. verb To fasten something with a buckle.
  3. verb To bend or collapse under pressure.
  4. verb To give in to pressure or stress; to stop resisting.

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