indulge
/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/ verb B2- To yield to a temptation or desire. · He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.· I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
- To satisfy the wishes or whims of. · Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.· I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes.
- To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain. · to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
- To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
- To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
He/she/it indulges · Past indulged · Past participle indulged · -ing form indulging
Verb forms
- Base form
- indulge
- He/she/it
- indulges
- Past
- indulged
- Past participle
- indulged
- -ing form
- indulging
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“Anne Shirley, since you seem to be so fond of the boys’ company we shall indulge your taste for it this afternoon,” he said sarcastically.
Little girls never indulged in that kind of fun when I was young.
A good cry, indulged in the grateful solitude of the east gable, had soothed her nerves and restored her to her wonted cheerfulness.
And that night, when Anne had gone to prayer meeting with Diana, Marilla sat alone in the wintry twilight and indulged in the weakness of a cry.
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