Relent
verb
To become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity.
Finally, her parents relented and let her go to the party.
Often appears as...
- relent in your efforts
- relent in the face of
verb
To stop doing something that you have been doing consistently.
The rain showed no signs of relenting.
Often appears as...
- relent on a decision
- relent under pressure
verb
To become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity.
Finally, her parents relented and let her go to the party.
Often appears as...
- relent in your efforts
- relent in the face of
verb
To stop doing something that you have been doing consistently.
The rain showed no signs of relenting.
Often appears as...
- relent on a decision
- relent under pressure
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Humanity Driven
Relent often implies a change of heart due to compassion or sympathy.
She relented and hugged her teary-eyed child.
Pro Tip 2/3Pressure Response
The action of relenting can occur because of external pressure or persuasion.
Under community pressure, the politician relented on the harsh law.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Change
'Relent' used to describe a situation often suggests a gradual or slow change, not sudden.
After hours of negotiation, they finally started to relent.
Pro Tip 1/3Humanity Driven
Relent often implies a change of heart due to compassion or sympathy.
She relented and hugged her teary-eyed child.
Pro Tip 2/3Pressure Response
The action of relenting can occur because of external pressure or persuasion.
Under community pressure, the politician relented on the harsh law.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Change
'Relent' used to describe a situation often suggests a gradual or slow change, not sudden.
After hours of negotiation, they finally started to relent.
Pro Tip 1/3Humanity Driven
Relent often implies a change of heart due to compassion or sympathy.
She relented and hugged her teary-eyed child.
Pro Tip 2/3Pressure Response
The action of relenting can occur because of external pressure or persuasion.
Under community pressure, the politician relented on the harsh law.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Change
'Relent' used to describe a situation often suggests a gradual or slow change, not sudden.
After hours of negotiation, they finally started to relent.
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Rebecca Galemba: How...
the employer relented and gave me a check. But when Bernal went to cash that check, it had no funds. So then he was stuck with a bounced check fee on top of his unpaid wages. Bernal's story shows the many ways employers try to cheat workers out of their wages.
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What will change Africa?...
no no no place in the world with more opportunities because every feature of and the development represented a business opportunity this is kind of stole my philosophy relent a bit since then I still believe that now of course leaving University with no
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Savitri and Satyavan:...
But the princess only repeated the vow she’d made one year her fate was forever entwined with Satyavan. How could she bear many children, if Yamraj would not return her husband? Hearing this clever question the god relented, knowing he’d been beaten.
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Our dangerous obsession...
See, John's perfectionism, his unrelenting work ethic, was only serving to expose what he saw as his inner weakness to himself and to others. Cases like John's speak to the harmfulness of perfectionism as a way of being in the world.
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Gorilla Mating PIPE...
but Rocinha x' group contains plenty of females for him to choose from and he doesn't appear especially interested finally Rutina relents true GK's entered a period called e's interests a monthly occurrence for the
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An Election Redesign to...
and they were unrelenting and they were very specific about the harm that they wished upon Sarah and her husband and their children. And still, Sarah never backed down from telling the truth
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The most detailed map of...
we cook our food, we leave our planet. But it's not easy. Understanding the universe is battle. It is unrelenting, it is time-varying, and it is one we are all in together.
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Battling India's Illegal...
unrelenting pressure for for tiger parts has something has to be done about it and it's coming from one place and that's China unless the world can
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3 Degrees Warmer: Heat...
in a world that's three degrees warmer all across Europe an unrelenting heat wave developed into a natural disaster
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Love Can Change...
hmmm of CPA of this relent
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Rebecca Galemba: How...
the employer relented and gave me a check. But when Bernal went to cash that check, it had no funds. So then he was stuck with a bounced check fee on top of his unpaid wages. Bernal's story shows the many ways employers try to cheat workers out of their wages.
Video examples
What will change Africa?...
no no no place in the world with more opportunities because every feature of and the development represented a business opportunity this is kind of stole my philosophy relent a bit since then I still believe that now of course leaving University with no
Video examples
Savitri and Satyavan:...
But the princess only repeated the vow she’d made one year her fate was forever entwined with Satyavan. How could she bear many children, if Yamraj would not return her husband? Hearing this clever question the god relented, knowing he’d been beaten.
Video examples
Our dangerous obsession...
See, John's perfectionism, his unrelenting work ethic, was only serving to expose what he saw as his inner weakness to himself and to others. Cases like John's speak to the harmfulness of perfectionism as a way of being in the world.
Video examples
Gorilla Mating PIPE...
but Rocinha x' group contains plenty of females for him to choose from and he doesn't appear especially interested finally Rutina relents true GK's entered a period called e's interests a monthly occurrence for the
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An Election Redesign to...
and they were unrelenting and they were very specific about the harm that they wished upon Sarah and her husband and their children. And still, Sarah never backed down from telling the truth
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The most detailed map of...
we cook our food, we leave our planet. But it's not easy. Understanding the universe is battle. It is unrelenting, it is time-varying, and it is one we are all in together.
Video examples
Battling India's Illegal...
unrelenting pressure for for tiger parts has something has to be done about it and it's coming from one place and that's China unless the world can
Video examples
3 Degrees Warmer: Heat...
in a world that's three degrees warmer all across Europe an unrelenting heat wave developed into a natural disaster
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Love Can Change...
hmmm of CPA of this relent
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Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.
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Sonia Gandhi
Indian Politician
My father sort of relented. He saw Rajiv, and he said he is a good man. But his more worried about his daughter, because I was going far to a place completely different... with completely different customs. He felt that perhaps I would not be able to accustom to these new ways.
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Ehud Olmert
Israeli Politician
Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the environment in which they grew up, wallowing in poverty, in neglect, alienation, bitterness, and a deep, unrelenting sense of humiliation.
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Jordan Fisher
American Musician
It's because of their unrelenting, unconditional support and love I'm able to have the life that I have now and do everything I love to do, and that starts with the selflessness and love of my mom and dad.
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Camryn Manheim
American Actress
So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.
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Mario Andretti
American Driver
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
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John Keegan
English Historian
Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.
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Shelby Steele
American Author
Without an ugly America to loathe, there is no automatic esteem to receive. Thus liberalism's unrelenting current of anti-Americanism.
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Ty Cobb
American Athlete
The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.
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George W. Bush
American President
I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.
Quote examples
Sonia Gandhi
Indian Politician
My father sort of relented. He saw Rajiv, and he said he is a good man. But his more worried about his daughter, because I was going far to a place completely different... with completely different customs. He felt that perhaps I would not be able to accustom to these new ways.
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Ehud Olmert
Israeli Politician
Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the environment in which they grew up, wallowing in poverty, in neglect, alienation, bitterness, and a deep, unrelenting sense of humiliation.
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Jordan Fisher
American Musician
It's because of their unrelenting, unconditional support and love I'm able to have the life that I have now and do everything I love to do, and that starts with the selflessness and love of my mom and dad.
Quote examples
Camryn Manheim
American Actress
So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.
Quote examples
Mario Andretti
American Driver
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
Quote examples
John Keegan
English Historian
Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.
Quote examples
Shelby Steele
American Author
Without an ugly America to loathe, there is no automatic esteem to receive. Thus liberalism's unrelenting current of anti-Americanism.
Quote examples
Ty Cobb
American Athlete
The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.
Quote examples
George W. Bush
American President
I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.
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