Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, intransitive, uncountable)Voluntary agreement or permission.

    Zustimmung, Konsens, Einverständnis

    разреше́ниеrazrešénije, дозволе́ниеdozvolénije, согла́сиеsoglásije

    зго́даzhóda

    permission for something to happen

  2. (countable, intransitive, obsolete, uncountable)Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.

  3. (countable, intransitive, obsolete, uncountable)Advice; counsel.

Examples

141 sentences
  1. I will consent to the divorce.

    ruЯ дам согласие на развод. — odexed

  2. Tom won't ever consent to that.

  3. We will only consent on that condition.

  4. They will not consent to your proposal.

  5. Tom married Mary without her parents' consent.

    ruТом женился на Мэри без согласия её родителей. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
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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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