TACIT


Meaning of TACIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tæsɪt ]

If you refer to someone’s tacit agreement or approval, you mean they are agreeing to something or approving it without actually saying so, often because they are unwilling to admit to doing so.

The question was a tacit admission that a mistake had indeed been made...

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• tac‧it‧ly

He tacitly admitted that the government had breached regulations.

ADV : ADV with v

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