consent
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Noun (1)
- permission for something to happen“he indicated his consent”Type of permissionKinds informed consent
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Translations
Verb to express willingness
- Spanish
- consentir
- French
- consentir
- German
- zustimmen
- Italian
- consentire
- Portuguese
- consentir
- Turkish
- razı olmak
- Russian
- соглаша́ться soglašátʹsja
- Arabic
- رَضِيَ raḍiya
- Chinese
- 同意 tóngyì
- Dutch
- toestemmen
19 more languages
- Polish
- przyzwalać
- Swedish
- samtycka
- Korean
- 승낙하다 seungnakhada
- Indonesian
- setuju
- Vietnamese
- đồng ý
- Hungarian
- beleegyezik
- Portuguese (PT)
- consentir
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 同意 tóngyì
- Catalan
- consentir
- Danish
- samtykke
- Esperanto
- konsenti
- Finnish
- suostua
- Georgian
- თანხმობა tanxmoba
- Hebrew
- הִסְכִּים hiskím
- Icelandic
- samþykkja
- Latvian
- piekrist
- Norwegian
- samtykke
- Romanian
- consimți
- Yiddish
- באַשטיין bashteyn
Noun voluntary agreement
- Spanish
- consentimiento
- French
- consentement
- German
- Zustimmung
- Italian
- consenso
- Portuguese
- consentimento
- Turkish
- onay
- Russian
- согла́сие soglásije
- Arabic
- رِضًا riḍan
- Chinese
- 同意 tóngyì
- Japanese
- 承諾 shōdaku
20 more languages
- Dutch
- toestemming
- Polish
- zgoda
- Swedish
- samtycke
- Greek
- συναίνεση synaínesi
- Korean
- 승낙 seungnak
- Indonesian
- persetujuan
- Hungarian
- beleegyezés
- Portuguese (PT)
- consentimento
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 同意 tóngyì
- Catalan
- consentiment
- Czech
- souhlas
- Esperanto
- konsento
- Finnish
- suostumus
- Georgian
- თანხმობა tanxmoba
- Hebrew
- הַסְכָּמָה haskama
- Icelandic
- samþykki
- Romanian
- consimțământ
- Scottish Gaelic
- aonta
- Serbo-Croatian
- pristanak
- Welsh
- cydsyniad
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: F. consentir, fr. L. consentire, -sensum, to feel together, agree; con- + sentire to feel. See Sense.
1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
And Saul was consenting unto his death.— Acts. viii. 1.
Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.— Thomas Fuller
2. To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply.
My poverty, but not my will, consents.— William Shakespeare
And whispering “I will ne'er consent,” — consented.— George Noel Gordon, Ld. Byron
Synonyms: To accede; yield; assent; comply; agree; allow; concede; permit; admit; concur; acquiesce.
To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. obsolete
Interpreters... will not consent it to be a true story.— John Milton
Origin: Cf. OF. consent.
1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord.
All with one consent began to make excuse.— Luke xiv. 18.
They fell together all, as by consent.— William Shakespeare
2. Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence.
The melodious consent of the birds.— Philemon Holland
Such is the world's great harmony that springs From union, order, full consent of things.— Alexander Pope
3. Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission.
Thou wert possessed of David's throne By free consent of all.— John Milton
4. Law Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action.
5. Physiology Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4.
Synonyms: Assent; acquiescence; concurrence; agreement; approval; permission. See Assent.
Age of consent Law, an age, fixed by statute and varying in different jurisdictions, at which one is competent to give consent. Sexual intercourse with a female child under the age of consent is punishable as rape.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54