🇬🇧🇪🇸 acquiescence - aquiescencia : English Lesson

Meaning of "acquiescence" ("aquiescencia"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Acquiescence is when you go along with something even though you don’t really like it or you’re not very excited about it. You don’t loudly say “yes!” but you also don’t say “no.” You might sigh, roll your eyes, and then agree anyway. That quiet, slightly unhappy kind of agreement is called acquiescence.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

With a dramatic groan and heroic eye roll, his acquiescence to doing homework could probably be heard on the moon.

Dad’s acquiescence to let us bake cupcakes came with a warning about the last flour tornado incident.

My brother’s acquiescence to take out the trash included a slow-motion march like a tragic garbage hero.

Grandma’s acquiescence to learn a new dance move turned into an accidental, legendary grandma backspin.

In actual history, kings often ruled by their people’s acquiescence, which is a fancy way of saying, “Fine, we’ll go along with it…for now.”

At the park, she held the kite but the rain came. Her first acquiescence was a slow nod; I felt her acquiescence in the wet string slipping from her fingers. Each small acquiescence — folding the kite, tight coat, last look — made the walk home easier. We left with a final, quiet acquiescence, smiling acquiescence.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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