Definition of 'assent'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense assents
, present participle assenting
, past tense, past participle assented
1. uncountable noun [oft with poss]
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assent in British English
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Word origin
C13: from Old French assenter, from Latin assentīrī, from sentīre to think
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assent in American English
noun
2.
consent or agreement; concurrence
SIMILAR WORDS: conˈsent
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Derived forms
assenter (asˈsenter)
noun
Word origin
ME assenten < OFr assenter < L assentari < assentire < ad-, to + sentire, to feel: see send1Word Frequency
assent in American English
(əˈsent)
intransitive verb
noun
SYNONYMS 1, 2. acquiesce. See agree.3.
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence
4.
acquiescence; compliance
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Derived forms
assentingly adverb
assentive
adjective
assentiveness
noun
assentor or assenter
noun
Word origin
[1250–1300; ME asenten ‹ OF asenter ‹ L assentārī, equiv. to as- as- + sen(t)- ( see scent) + -t- freq. suffix + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī inf. suffix]Examples of 'assent' in a sentence
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assent
British English: assent
NOUN /əˈsɛnt/
If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
He gave his assent to the proposed legislation.
- American English: assent /əˈsɛnt/
- Brazilian Portuguese: consentimento
- Chinese: 正式的认可
- European Spanish: aprobación
- French: assentiment
- German: Zustimmung
- Italian: assenso
- Japanese: 同意
- Korean: 동의
- European Portuguese: consentimento
- Latin American Spanish: aprobación
British English: assent
VERB /əˈsɛnt/
If you assent to something, you agree to it or agree with it.
I assented to the request of the publishers to write this book.
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