Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To express willingness, to give permission.

    After reflecting a little bit, I've decided to consent to her practising the piano in the house.

    zustimmen, einwilligen

    разреша́тьrazrešátʹ, разреши́тьrazrešítʹ, соглаша́тьсяsoglašátʹsja

    пого́джуватисяpohódžuvatysja, пого́дитисяpohódytysja, зго́джуватисяzhódžuvatysja

  2. (intransitive, transitive)To cause to sign a consent form.

  3. (intransitive)To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

  4. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive)To grant; to allow; to assent to.

More definitions
  • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

Examples

141 sentences
  1. I will consent to the divorce.

    ruЯ дам согласие на развод.

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  2. Tom won't ever consent to that.

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  3. We will only consent on that condition.

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  4. They will not consent to your proposal.

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  5. Tom married Mary without her parents' consent.

    ruТом женился на Мэри без согласия её родителей.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to express willingness:
Русский
By meaning 1
to express willingness:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to express willingness:

Origin

Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Lati

Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”) (whence con-).

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Forms

consents, consenting, consented, consented
Base formconsent · to consent
3rd person singularconsents
Present participleconsenting
Past simpleconsented
Past participleconsented

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconsent
he, she, itconsents

Past simpleLesson

all personsconsented

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave consented
he, she, ithas consented

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill consent

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to:acceptgo for

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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