acquiesco

Latin

Alternative forms

• adquiēscō

Etymology

From ad + quiēscō (“rest, repose”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ak.kʷiˈeːs.koː/

Verb

present active acquiēscō, present infinitive acquiēscere, perfect active acquiēvī, supine acquiētum.

1. I repose, rest.
2. (euphemistic) I die, rest in death.
3. I find comfort or pleasure (in); rejoice (in).
4. I am satisfied (with), acquiesce (in).

Inflection

    Third Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	acquiēscō	acquiēscis	acquiēscit	acquiēscimus	acquiēscitis	acquiēscunt
	future	acquiēscam	acquiēscēs	acquiēscet	acquiēscēmus	acquiēscētis	acquiēscent
	imperfect	acquiēscēbam	acquiēscēbās	acquiēscēbat	acquiēscēbāmus	acquiēscēbātis	acquiēscēbant
	perfect	acquiēvī	acquiēvistī	acquiēvit	acquiēvimus	acquiēvistis	acquiēvērunt
	future perfect	acquiēverō	acquiēveris	acquiēverit	acquiēverimus	acquiēveritis	acquiēverint
	pluperfect	acquiēveram	acquiēverās	acquiēverat	acquiēverāmus	acquiēverātis	acquiēverant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	acquiēscam	acquiēscās	acquiēscat	acquiēscāmus	acquiēscātis	acquiēscant
	imperfect	acquiēscerem	acquiēscerēs	acquiēsceret	acquiēscerēmus	acquiēscerētis	acquiēscerent
	perfect	acquiēverim	acquiēverīs	acquiēverit	acquiēverīmus	acquiēverītis	acquiēverint
	pluperfect	acquiēvissem	acquiēvissēs	acquiēvisset	acquiēvissēmus	acquiēvissētis	acquiēvissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	acquiēsce	acquiēscitō	acquiēscitō	—	—	—
	plural	acquiēscite	acquiēscitōte	acquiēscuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		acquiēscere	acquiēvisse	acquiētūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		acquiēscēns (acquiēscentis)	—	acquiētūrus-ra, -rum	—

Related terms

conquiēscō interquiēscō perquiēscō

quiēscō requiēscō

Descendants

• English: acquiesce

References

• acquiesco in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879