consent

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /kənˈsɛnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #5181

Meanings

1

noun
Permission for something to happen or be done.

The doctor cannot operate without the patient's written consent.
2

verb
To agree to something or give permission for it to happen.

Her parents finally consented to the marriage.
3

noun
Agreement among a group of people about something.

The decision was made by common consent of all the members.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · permission for something to... agreement approval assent authorization permission leave

2 verb · to agree to something or... agree approve assent acquiesce concur grant

3 noun · agreement among a group of... agreement consensus

Word family

Forms consentedconsentingconsents

Derived forms consentabilityconsentaneousconsenteeconsenterconsentfulconsentlessconsentorconsentualdisconsente-consentnonconsentpreconsent

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Phrases (1)

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tacit consent
approval understood from conduct or silence rather than stated directly

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Silence gives consent

Etymology

Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”)

*sent- Proto-Indo-European consentir Old French cōnsentiō Latin

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# consent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsɛnt/
**Frequency rank:** 5181

## Meanings
1. Permission for something to happen or be done.
2. To agree to something or give permission for it to happen.
3. Agreement among a group of people about something.

## Examples
- The doctor cannot operate without the patient's written consent.
- Her parents finally consented to the marriage.
- The decision was made by common consent of all the members.

## Derived Forms
- consentability
- consentaneous
- consentee
- consenter
- consentful
- consentless
- consentor
- consentual
- disconsent
- e-consent
- nonconsent
- preconsent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sent-
- Root: consentir
- Root: cōnsentiō

## Etymology
Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”)

## AI Etymology
consent is a noun and verb. Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”). Historical forms in the chain include *sent- (Proto-Indo-European), consentir (Old French), and cōnsentiō (Latin). Current senses include permission for something to happen or be done, to agree to something or give permission for it to happen, and agreement among a group of people about something. Derived forms include consentability, consentaneous, consentee, consenter, and consentful.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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