Definitions for consent
kənˈsɛntcon·sent

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. consent(verb)

   permission to do something

   "he indicated his consent"

2. accept, consent, go for(verb)

   give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

   "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. consent(Noun)

   Voluntary agreement or permission

   Etymology: Recorded in since circa 1225, from consentir, from consentire, present active infinitive of consentio, itself from com- + sentio

2. consent(Verb)

   To express willingness, to give permission.

   I've consented to have the procedure performed.

   Etymology: Recorded in since circa 1225, from consentir, from consentire, present active infinitive of consentio, itself from com- + sentio

3. consent(Verb)

   To cause to sign a consent form.

   Etymology: Recorded in since circa 1225, from consentir, from consentire, present active infinitive of consentio, itself from com- + sentio

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Consent(verb)

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

2. Consent(verb)

   to indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply

3. Consent(verb)

   to grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit

4. Consent(noun)

   agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord

5. Consent(noun)

   correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence

6. Consent(noun)

   voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission

7. Consent(noun)

   capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action

8. Consent(noun)

   sympathy. See Sympathy, 4

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Consent

   Consent refers to the provision of approval or agreement, particularly and especially after thoughtful consideration.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Consent

   kon-sent′, 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. [L. consentīre—con, with, sentīre, to feel, to think.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. consent

   To agree or give permission.

   They both did consent to marriage to confirm their love for each other.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'consent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3056

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'consent' in Nouns Frequency: #1266

How to pronounce consent?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of consent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of consent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of consent in a Sentence

1. State John Kerry:

   I don’t know where this is coming from. Maybe it’s a pressure thing or an internal political thing, but that is not the situation, they are the negotiators; so they will decide the future. What I did tell them is that it’s by mutual consent. You have a veto, so does he, so you are going to have to decide how to move forward here.

2. Sarah Emily Baum:

   If I go on a date with another girl, I also have to make sure there is clear consent and clear boundaries, it goes both ways.

3. President Barack Obama:

   I'll say this. If you give a woman, or a man, for that matter, without his or her knowledge, a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, that's rape, and I think this country, any civilized country, should have no tolerance for rape.

4. Paul Archuleta/Getty Images:

   I got a phone call at 2:30 in the morning, they needed my consent to put him on dialysis to assist with his kidneys, now hes on a ventilator, dialysis and this ECMO machine.

5. Andreas Mundt:

   The only choice the user has is either to accept the comprehensive combination of data or to refrain from using the social network, in such a difficult situation the user's choice can not be referred to as voluntary consent.

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