Relent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give in, as to influence or pressure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹɪlˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹɪlˈɛnt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yield soften

Antonyms

stand

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachgeben

nachgeben, wenn es um Einfluss oder Druck geht

🇫🇷French

céder

céder, quant à l’influence ou à la pression

🇪🇸Spanish

ceder

ceder, en cuanto a influencia o presión

🇮🇹Italian

cedere

cedere, per quanto riguarda l'influenza o la pressione

🇳🇱Dutch

toegeven

toegeven, wat betreft beïnvloeding of druk

🇵🇹Portuguese

ceder

ceder, quanto à influência ou pressão

🇷🇺Russian

смягчиться

поддаться, как влиянию или давлению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरस खाना

प्रभावित करने या दबाव डालने के लिए समर्पण करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নমনীয়

🇮🇳Tamil

இரங்குங்கள்

செல்வாக்கு அல்லது அழுத்தம் என கொடுக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

పశ్చాత్తాపపడతారు

ప్రభావానికి లేదా ఒత్తిడికి లోబడి ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नम्र

प्रभाव किंवा दबाव म्हणून द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિશ્ચિંત

પ્રભાવ અથવા દબાણ તરીકે સ્વીકારવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪ ಪಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಅಥವಾ ಒತ್ತಡದಂತೆ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുതപിക്കുക

സ്വാധീനത്തിനോ സമ്മർദ്ദത്തിനോ വഴങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਿੱਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

软弱的

屈服于影响或压力

🇯🇵Japanese

容赦ない

影響力や圧力に関して屈服する

🇰🇷Korean

풀리다

굴복하다, 영향력이나 압력을 가하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dịu đi

nhượng bộ, như ảnh hưởng hoặc áp lực

🇹🇭Thai

ผ่อนปรน

ยอมจำนนต่ออิทธิพลหรือแรงกดดัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengalah

menyerah, untuk mempengaruhi atau menekan

🇵🇭Filipino

pabaya

magbigay sa, bilang sa impluwensya o presyon

🇲🇾Malay

mengalah

mengalah, untuk mempengaruhi atau tekanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لاين

الاستسلام للتأثير أو الضغط

🇮🇷Persian

تسلیم شدن

تسلیم شدن، برای نفوذ یا فشار

🇹🇷Turkish

merhamet etmek

etkilemek veya baskı yapmak için teslim olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַכֵּך

לוותר, לגבי השפעה או לחץ

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The primary meaning of 'relent' is 'give in, as to influence or pressure'.

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Using 'relent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'relent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'relent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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