assent
Agreement; act of agreeingAgreement; act of agreeing.
» Even Tom gave his assent.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Agreement; act of agreeing.
I will give this act my assent.
согла́сиеsoglásije, одобре́ниеodobrénije, утвержде́ниеutverždénije
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
(countable)A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will.
Examples
6 sentencesEven Tom gave his assent.
The teacher assented to our plan.
deDer Lehrer stimmte unserem Plan zu.
She gave her assent to the match.
Teenagers grant assent to medical procedures, while parents grant consent.
He believed her assertion to be simply impossible and assented to the proposal.
deEr glaubte, dass ihre Aussage einfach unmöglich ist und nahm den Vorschlag an.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and aFrom Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and assentir (verb), from Latin assentiō (whence as-).
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Forms
plural: assentsSynonyms
4 synonyms- agreement with a statement or proposal to do something:acquiescence
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable