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knuckle under

/ˈnʌk.əl ˈʌn.dər/

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verb

C1formalcommon/ˈnʌk.əl ˈʌn.dər/

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

A phrasal verb meaning to submit or yield to pressure, authority, or demands.

ruФразовый глагол, означающий подчиниться или уступить давлению, авторитету или требованиям.esVerbo frasal que significa someterse o ceder ante la presión, la autoridad o las exigencias.frVerbe à particule signifiant se soumettre ou céder sous la pression, à l'autorité ou aux exigences.deSich unterordnen oder nachgeben, oft widerwillig, gegenüber Druck, Autorität oder Forderungen.ptVerbo frasal que significa ceder ou submeter-se a pressão, autoridade ou exigências, geralmente após resistência inicial.zh动词短语,指在压力、权威或要求下屈服、让步或顺从。arفعل مركّب يعني الخضوع أو الاستسلام للضغط أو السلطة أو المطالب، والرضوخ لها على مضض.

  1. Submit or yield informal

    To accept someone else's authority or demands, especially after resisting.

    • After hours of negotiation, they finally knuckled under to the union's demands.
    • He refused to knuckle under to the pressure from his boss.
    • The small company knuckled under to the larger corporation's terms.

    ruПодчинитьсяesDoblegarse, sometersefrse soumettredeSich unterwerfenptSubmeter-sezh屈服arالاستسلام والخضوع

    Synonyms: accedecapitulatecave inconcedegive inrelentsubmitsuccumbsurrenderyield

    Antonyms: defyopposerebelresistwithstand

  • knuckled under past participle
  • knuckled under past simple
  • knuckling under present participle
  • knuckles under third person singular

Base verb: knuckle