英语词汇“relent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

relentrelent /rɪˈlɛnt/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYrelent

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin lentare to bend

VERB TABLE

relent

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	relent
	he, she, it	relents
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	relented
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have relented
	he, she, it	has relented
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had relented
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will relent
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have relented

Continuous Form
Present	I	am relenting
	he, she, it	is relenting
	you, we, they	are relenting
Past	I, he, she, it	was relenting
	you, we, they	were relenting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been relenting
	he, she, it	has been relenting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been relenting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be relenting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been relenting

to change your attitude and become less severe or cruel toward someone or something: My father finally relented and agreed to drive us to the party. [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin lentare to bend]