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consent English

Meaning consent meaning

What does consent mean?
Definitions in simple English

consent Noun

— Consent is permission to do something. You can't publish a picture of a child without the consent of one parent. The treatment was explained to and understood by the patient before he gave his consent.

consent Verb

— If you consent to something, you agree to it. Dr. Briant has kindly consented to give us some of his valuable time.

consent

— noun permission to do something he indicated his consent — verb (= accept, go for) give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to I cannot accept your invitation I go for this resolution

Synonyms consent synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as consent?

consent English » English

agree agreement assent accept approval allow acquiesce permission accede permit concur compliance acquiescence approve comply yield accord acceptance understanding submit admit grant concurrence concede acknowledgment acknowledgement willingness sanction agree to acknowledge submission say yes recognition go for comprehension satisfaction recognize promise mutual understanding let grasp go-ahead give permission give be allowed be acceptable approve of admitting written agreement willing

Topics consent topics

What do people use consent to talk about?
Language and thought Want Request

Agree to do something
Language and thought Want Ask permission

Give permission
Language and thought Think Opinion

Agree with someone

Conjugation consent conjugation

How do you conjugate consent?

consent · verb

Examples consent examples

How do I use consent in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Silence gives consent.
I refuse to consent to that plan.
I interpreted your silence as consent.
I interpreted his silence as consent.
I interpreted their silence as consent.
Silence often implies consent.
He interpreted my silence as consent.
He did not consent to his daughter's marriage.
Silence is a sign of consent.
Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
I will consent to the divorce.
I was able to get my parents to consent to my marriage.
Silence implies consent.
The most essential for our people are unity, interethnic consent, and political stability.
Tom will never consent.
Tom married Mary without her parents' consent.

Movie subtitles

Okay, well, of course, we're gonna need a final consent if there are any family members.
Pete London wasn't after residential consent.
Mining consent.
The doctor's going to bring you a consent form for you to sign.
If Kriemhild gives her consent, o hero, we shall celebrate a double wedding here today.
We'll marry without his consent.
Your consent to our early marriage.
In the first place, if I consent to play this part, and I don't say I will. it will have to be built up.
Because the law declares that in a lynching all who consent to the design are responsible for what took place.
Then if you get your father's consent. we'll get married, if I can get my wife's consent.
I am also of the opinion that we are used to simple living, and that our constituents would not understand us if we consent to our Duke's demands.
We only make it harder on ourselves if we consent.
I'll write to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls.
If your excellency would consent?
Consent to become my wife. And they will go free.
Why do you hold off your consent so long?
I'm afraid to admit that I was mortally offended When he married without consent of me to a wet dull, like her.
Someone better than anyone I've ever seen here, Must rise up before I'd give my consent. Ah, David.
Milord.. with the consent of the court.. And the counsel for the defence, I should like an adjournment.
Will you consent to have Davis removed to a hospital at the expense of the hotel?
Nonetheless, sir you removed it from the grave without the consent of the next of kin and according to British law, that constitutes body snatching.
Supposing I consent to all this. and supposing even that Mr. Sande. doesn't one day take it in his head to blackmail you. what if some other party should get up here and stumble over your secret?
Lorraine, my sweet, I've got in touch with Mater and she's given her consent to our betrothal.
This morning, a committee of the West Lytham Liberal Association. unanimously decided to support your candidacy. should you consent to stand in the Liberal interest.
Isn't the deciding date of his bail consent 2 weeks later?
It can't be done without my consent.
For the past two years you and father have been investing the family fortune. Without my consent.
But nobody bothered to get my consent.
For example. a Captain in the Rendleshire Fusiliers has to get the consent of his Colonel.
Sorry, but I'll have to ask you to get the consent of His Grace. - the Colonel in chief. - I see.
However, if you get his consent, you have mine. Thank you, sir.
Well, I'd like your consent, sir, to my marriage.
If he had, I'd never have given my consent.
If she will consent. you have my blessing.
We'll just have to get married without your father's consent.

News and current affairs

Grants and planning must be coordinated, and the consent of Afghanistan's neighboring countries assured.
One may ask whether transparency and the requirement that local landholders consent to a sale is enough to protect people living in poverty.
As long as the Saudi regime meets America's oil needs and fights Islamist radicals, it will continue to receive US support and silence - and hence its tacit consent.
Any agreement with Iran would require consent from Israel and the Gulf countries, which do not share the same objectives.
And the US cannot reach an accord with Pakistan without India's consent, which America would be unable to force, especially given that it relies on India to counterbalance China's growing clout in Asia.
But Winata himself eluded police investigation, merely by claiming publicly that his followers acted without his prior knowledge and consent.
Their silence was tantamount to consent.
Can Kosovo achieve independence without the tacit consent of Russia, and can there be a humanitarian and political solution to the tragedy in Darfur without the active goodwill of China?
The issue is not so much Tibetan culture, or spirituality, or even national independence, but political consent.
Cameron does not personally want Britain to leave the EU, but he knows that some form of democratic consent is needed for future British governments to settle the matter.
Clear heads, clear sights, and - most important of all - clear public consent will be needed if Europe is to move forward.
Moreover, airstrikes in Syria without the government's consent or Security Council authorization will be manifestly in breach of the United Nations Charter.
Such radical changes would require the consent of all eurozone countries.
This may be because the changes require investment in new technology, retraining of employees, or simply buying stakeholders' consent.
Hence, the US runs most NATO civilian and military commands with the consent of the others.
If such a consensus can be forged, however, it will provide a foundation for further collaboration in building a pan-Asian order based on consent, not military might.
In North America, where, for ethical reasons, randomization requires informed consent, only two such trials have been conducted.
One solution would be a double-majority voting system requiring the consent of both euro and non-euro members, like the one adopted during the creation of the eurozone's banking union.
The current talks aim to replace the expired 1997 PCA, which remains in force by mutual consent pending a new accord.
Our dependence on many modern conveniences makes us the subject of vast uncontrolled experiments to which none of us is asked to consent.
After all, genuine leadership cannot come from raw power, but only from other states' consent or tacit acceptance.
Making a coherent, well-argued case is surely the best way in the long-term of trying to mobilize consent for any course of action.
This differs fundamentally from Singapore's scheme, since employers are not required to do so, and, while enrolled employees' paychecks are deducted without their consent, they can drop out of the plan at their own request.
If it can, then perhaps watching other countries suffer will help convince the local political elite to consent to adjustment.

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