All 3 Uses
acquiesce
in
Great Expectations
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- "No," said I. "No," he acquiesced: "I heard it had happened very lately.†
p. 184.6acquiesced = reluctantly complied
- I acquiesced, of course, knowing nothing to the contrary.†
p. 206.3 *
- I said I could manage it,—would manage it,—and he was so very much pleased by my acquiescence, that I was pleased too.†
p. 481.9acquiescence = reluctant compliance
Definitions:
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(1)
(acquiesce) reluctant or unenthusiastic compliance, consent, or agreement
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)