buckle under
buckle under · buckles under · buckled under · buckling under
To reluctantly accept somethingTo reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).
» The leader of the new republic is buckling under political pressures.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).
(intransitive)To collapse.
More definitions
- consent reluctantly
Examples
1 sentencesThe leader of the new republic is buckling under political pressures.
Forms
buckles under, buckling under, buckled under, buckled under| Base form | buckle under · to buckle under |
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| 3rd person singular | buckles under |
| Present participle | buckling under |
| Past simple | buckled under |
| Past participle | buckled under |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- buckle upTo fasten with a buckle.
- buckle inTo secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.
- buckle downTo apply oneself to study, or a task or work; to focus on or take a serious attitude towards something; to put forth the needed effort.
- buckle overTo bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting suddenly.
- buckle toSynonym of buckle down (“to apply oneself to study, or a task or work; to focus on or take a serious attitude towards something; to put forth the needed effort”).
- buckle underTo reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- consent reluctantly:yieldgive insuccumbknuckle under
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbuckle over
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle