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- [kuh n-sent]
- /kənˈsɛnt/
- /kənˈsent/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-sent]
- /kənˈsɛnt/
Definitions of consent word
- uncountable noun consent If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it. 3
- verb consent If you consent to something, you agree to do it or to allow it to be done. 3
- verb consent to give assent or permission (to do something); agree; accede 3
- verb consent to be in accord; agree in opinion, feelings, etc 3
- noun consent acquiescence to or acceptance of something done or planned by another; permission 3
- noun consent accordance or harmony in opinion; agreement (esp in the phrase with one consent) 3
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Origin of consent
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English consenten < Anglo-French, Old French consentir < Latin consentīre (see consensus); (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Consent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
consent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
consent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for consent
verb consent
- subscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- comply — If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
noun consent
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- consensus — A consensus is general agreement among a group of people.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- acquiescence — Acquiescence is agreement to do what someone wants, or acceptance of what they do even though you do not agree with it.
Antonyms for consent
verb consent
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- demur — If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
noun consent
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
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