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consent

/kənˈsɛnt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
con-sent
IPA
/kənˈsɛnt/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To express willingness, to give permission.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to sign a consent form.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To grant; to allow; to assent to.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

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

Intransitive verb

noun

Voluntary agreement or permission.

Countable; Intransitive verb; Uncountable

noun

Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.

Countable; Intransitive verb; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Advice; counsel.

Countable; Intransitive verb; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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-).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *sent-, -, consentir, cōnsentiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kənˈsɛnt/
  • British English: /kənˈsɛnt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

consents (present, singular) consenting (participle, present) consented (participle, past) consented (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) consented (first person, past) consentest (archaic, present) consented (past, second person) consentedst (archaic, past) consenteth (archaic, present) consented (past, singular)

Derived Forms

consentability consentee consenter consentor disconsent preconsent reconsent consentaneous consentful consentless consentual nonconsent

Phrases

consent or pay mutual consent mutually consent advice and consent age of consent by common consent consensual non-consent consent decree

Synonyms

acquiesce agree approve assent concur connive consent grant agreement approval consensualness permission

Antonyms

disagree object oppose dissent disagreement opposition refusal abnegation declination denial turndown disapproval

Rhymes With

went event sent percent spent meant non-event cent prevent rent represent extent

Questions

How do you pronounce consent?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsɛnt/.
What does consent mean?
To express willingness, to give permission.
Where does consent come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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