默认 (mò rèn) — to tacitly approve or acquiesce without stating explicitly

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Examples

• 他虽然没有说话，但已经默认了我们的安排。
  Tā suī rán méi yǒu shuō huà, dàn yǐ jīng mò rèn le wǒ men de ān pái.
  Although he didn't speak, he has already tacitly approved our arrangement.
• 老板默认了这个项目计划，所以我们可以开始了。
  Lǎo bǎn mò rèn le zhè ge xiàng mù jì huà, suǒ yǐ wǒ men kě yǐ kāi shǐ le.
  The boss tacitly approved this project plan, so we can start.
• 她的沉默等于默认了大家的要求。
  Tā de chén mò děng yú mò rèn le dà jiā de yāo qiú.
  Her silence is equivalent to tacitly approving everyone's request.

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