Consent
[kən'sent] or [kən'sɛnt]
Definition
(noun.) permission to do something; 'he indicated his consent'.
Edited by Adrian--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
(v. i.) To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply.
(v. t.) To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit.
(n.) Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord.
(n.) Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence.
(n.) Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission.
(n.) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action.
(n.) Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4.
Inputed by Evelyn
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Concurrence, assent, approval.[2]. Concord, accord, agreement, unison, co-operation, harmony, coherence.[3]. Acquiescence, compliance.
v. n. [1]. Agree (as to a matter of conduct), ASSENT, concur, yield assent, give consent.[2]. Yield, comply, acquiesce, accede.
Typist: Wesley
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Submit, agree, acquiesce
ANT:resist, disagree, dissent, deline, refuse
Typist: Trevor
Definition
v.i. to be of the same mind: to agree: to give assent: to yield: to comply.—v.t. (Milt.) to allow.—n. agreement: accordance with the actions or opinions of another: concurrence: advice counsel.—adj. Consentā′neous agreeable or accordant: consistent with.—adv. Consentā′neously—ns. Consentā′neousness Consentanē′ity.—n. Consen′tience state of being consentient: imperfect consciousness.—adj. Consen′tient agreeing in mind or in opinion.—adv. Consent′ingly.—Age of consent the age at which a person is considered in the eyes of the law competent to give consent to certain acts; Be of consent (Shak.) to be accessory; With one consent unanimously.
Editor: Terence
Examples
- And do they know that, by that statute, money is not to be raised on the subject but by consent of Parliament? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- His excuse was that his father refused his consent. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I dare not tell your parents yet, but I think they would consent if they knew that we adored one another. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It was, that Dora seemed by one consent to be regarded like a pretty toy or plaything. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But I can't consent, and I won't consent, and I never did consent, and I never will consent to be lost in you. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- You remain a Baronet--you consent to be a mere country gentleman, she said to him, while he had been her guest in London. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Lorry nodded his consent. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She readily consented to go with Adrian. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Gutenberg consented, and the next day the woman sent the money for the St. Christopher. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- You _have_ consented? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He consented to try the practice if I would keep him company: I did so, and we held it for three months. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- So he forgave young Bullock and consented that the marriage should take place. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- If Ellen had consented to come and live with her grandmother it must surely be because she had recognised the impossibility of giving him up. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Lord Raymond requested permission to accompany her to Windsor Castle, to which she consented, and they quitted the cottage together. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I am authorised to tell him that Miss Verinder willingly consents to place her house at our disposal; and, that said, I am desired to add no more. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If she consents to assist the experiment, she consents of her own free will, and not as a favour to Mr. Franklin Blake or to me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If Madame consents, I consent. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He consents conditionally. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The old lady relaxes, consents to the admission of the visitors as a favour, and dismisses Rosa. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She consents, of course, as a matter of common courtesy and common justice, he said. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And so I am not to be surprized that Jane Fairfax accepts her civilities and consents to be with her. Jane Austen. Emma.
- His consenting to marry her is a proof, I will believe, that he is come to a right way of thinking. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- One from Miss Verinder, consenting, in the kindest manner, to the arrangement that I have proposed. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He readily consenting, I wrote to Dora, saying I would bring him home. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Then why don't you place all your perfections before my dear aunt, and persuade her into consenting to the match. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But Theodosius has forfeited his parental honours, and, by consenting to pay tribute, has degraded himself to the condition of a slave. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Regina's consenting to include a fashionable apprentice among her workers. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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