consent
Use Consent in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
2.
Archaic. to agree in sentiment, opinion, etc.; be in harmony.
noun
3.
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence: He gave his consent to the marriage.
4.
agreement in sentiment, opinion, a course of action, etc.: By common consent he was appointed official delegate.
5.
Archaic. accord; concord; harmony.
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Origin:
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English consenten < Anglo-French, Old French consentir < Latin consentīre (see consensus); (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English consenten < Anglo-French, Old French consentir < Latin consentīre (see consensus); (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.
Related forms
con·sent·er, noun
con·sent·ing·ly, adverb
non·con·sent, noun
non·con·sent·ing, adjective, noun
pre·con·sent, noun, verb (used without object)
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consent (kənˈsɛnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to give assent or permission (to do something); agree; accede |
| 2. | obsolete (intr) to be in accord; agree in opinion, feelings, etc |
| —n | |
| 3. | acquiescence to or acceptance of something done or planned by another; permission |
| 4. | accordance or harmony in opinion; agreement (esp in the phrase with one consent) |
| 5. | age of consent the lowest age at which the law recognizes the right of a person to consent to sexual intercourse |
| [C13: from Old French consentir, from Latin consentīre to feel together, agree, from sentīre to feel] | |
| con'senter | |
| —n | |
| con'senting | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
consent
early 13c., from O.Fr. consentir, from L. consentire "feel together," from com- "with" + sentire "to feel." "Feeling together," hence, "agreeing, giving permission," apparently a sense evolution that took place in French before the word reached English. Age of consent is attested from 1809.
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Example sentences
He always got the consent of the original artist first, even though it wasn't legally necessary.
In addition, each state has consent laws regarding sharing of patient information.
Their personal business was posted online without their consent with the vast majority of the content being false.
She did not want to tell her parents, but under state law, she had to in order to get their consent.
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