relent
Softhearted; yieldingSofthearted; yielding.
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» Tom wouldn't relent.
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1 senses(obsolete)Softhearted; yielding.
Examples
9 sentencesTom wouldn't relent.
Tom finally relented.
Tom would not relent.
At last they relented.
deSchließlich haben sie nachgegeben. — al_ex_an_der
The heat has relented.
deDie Hitze hat nachgelassen. — Esperantostern
Origin
From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to beFrom Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526. The noun is from the verb.
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Forms
more relent, most relent| Comparative | more relent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most relent Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.