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title: acquiescence — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «acquiescence» in the school dictionary: Acquiescence is the act of accepting or agreeing to something quietly, without protest, even if you are not keen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# acquiescence

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**Who acts:** Acquiescence, act, you, He, plan, parents · **What happens:** be, accept, agree, not be, give, nod · **To what, where:** act, nod, acquiescence, bullying, silence, everyone

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«acquiescence» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [acquiescence in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acquiescence.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Acquiescence is the act of accepting or agreeing to something quietly, without protest, even if you are not keen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acquiescence:m1:1
# text = Acquiescence is the act of accepting or agreeing to something quietly, without protest, even if you are not keen.
1	Acquiescence	acquiescence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	accepting	accept	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	agreeing	agree	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
11	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	protest	protest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	even	even	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
17	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Acquiescence | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **accept** | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without protest | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to something; quietly *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | keen *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He gave a nod of acquiescence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acquiescence:x1:1
# text = He gave a nod of acquiescence.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	nod	nod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	acquiescence	acquiescence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a nod of acquiescence |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nod=Theme |
| 2 | **nod** |  |  | acquiescence |  |  |  |  | nom nod «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The plan went ahead with the acquiescence of the parents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acquiescence:x2:1
# text = The plan went ahead with the acquiescence of the parents.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	acquiescence	acquiescence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the plan |  |  |  |  | with the acquiescence of the parents; ahead *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with acquiescence=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **acquiesce** |  | the parents |  |  |  |  |  | nom acquiescence «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Silent acquiescence can let bullying continue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acquiescence:x3:1
# text = Silent acquiescence can let bullying continue.
1	Silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	acquiescence	acquiescence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	continue	continue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | can | Silent acquiescence | bullying |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **continue** | infinitive | bullying *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The teacher took our silence as acquiescence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acquiescence:x4:1
# text = The teacher took our silence as acquiescence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	acquiescence	acquiescence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the teacher | our silence |  |  |  | as acquiescence | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent silence=Theme as acquiescence=Attribute |
| 2 | **silence** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Her acquiescence surprised everyone, because she usually argued.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acquiescence:x5:1
# text = Her acquiescence surprised everyone, because she usually argued.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	acquiescence	acquiescence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surprise** | past | Her acquiescence | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | acquiescence |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **acquiesce** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom acquiescence «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The new rule was accepted with grumbling acquiescence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acquiescence:x6:1
# text = The new rule was accepted with grumbling acquiescence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	accepted	accept	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	grumbling	grumbling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	acquiescence	acquiescence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past · passive |  | the new rule |  |  |  | with grumbling acquiescence | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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