What does consent mean?
Definitions for consent
kənˈsɛntcon·sent
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word consent.
Princeton's WordNet
consent(verb)
permission to do something
"he indicated his consent"
accept, consent, go for(verb)
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
"I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
Wiktionary
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
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
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
Consent(verb)
to agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur
Consent(verb)
to indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply
Consent(verb)
to grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit
Consent(noun)
agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord
Consent(noun)
correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence
Consent(noun)
voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission
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
Consent(noun)
sympathy. See Sympathy, 4
Freebase
Consent
Consent refers to the provision of approval or agreement, particularly and especially after thoughtful consideration.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'consent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3056
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'consent' in Nouns Frequency: #1266
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of consent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of consent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of consent in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Translations for consent
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- موافقةArabic
- съгласие, съгласявам се, разрешение, съгласен съмBulgarian
- consentimentCatalan, Valencian
- souhlas, souhlasitCzech
- einwilligen, Konsens, Zustimmung, zustimmenGerman
- συναίνεση, συναινώGreek
- konsento, konsentiEsperanto
- consenso, consentirSpanish
- رضایتPersian
- suostumus, hyväksyä, [[hankkia]] [[suostumus]], suostua, myöntyäFinnish
- agrément, approuver, agréer, approbation, consentir, consentementFrench
- toiligh, deoinIrish
- aontaScottish Gaelic
- הסכמהHebrew
- beleegyezés, beleegyez, hozzájárulását adjaHungarian
- consentir, consentimentoInterlingua
- rela, setujuIndonesian
- fallast á, samþykkja, samþykkiIcelandic
- consenso, consentireItalian
- 同意, 承諾Japanese
- თანხმობაGeorgian
- ការយល់ព្រមKhmer
- whakaaeMāori
- toestemming, toestemmen, instemming, instemmenDutch
- zgoda, przyzwalać, zgadzać się, pozwoleniePolish
- consentimento, deixar, consentir, aprovarPortuguese
- awñiyQuechua
- согласиться, согласие, разрешать, дозволение, разрешить, разрешение, соглашатьсяRussian
- suglasnostSerbo-Croatian
- samtycke, samtycka, [[ge]] [[sitt]] [[samtycke]]Swedish
- சம்மதம்Tamil
- rızaTurkish
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