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Meaning of relent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɹɪˈlɛnt

Definitions

  1. A stay; a stop; a delay.
  2. A relenting.
    obsolete

Equivalents

العربية لن
Čeština polevit povolit ustoupit změknout
Deutsch Nachgeben nachlassen
Español amainar ceder cejar relentecer relentecerse
Suomi laantua lauhtua leppyä pehmetä pysähdys taipua viivästys
Français céder relent rêlent Se retirer
Italiano cedere placare
Te Reo Māori hauraro
Nederlands meegeven milderen ontspannen oplossen oponthoud smelten verblijf verslappen verzachten
Русский смягчаться
ไทย อ่อนข้อ

Examples

“There was no relent, my dear, as we pulled each other in.”
“The pistons of this engine moved without relent.”
“She forward went[…] Ne rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazons.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

Relented relenter Relenting Relentlessly Relentlessness relentment

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