Assent Meaning
/əˈsɛnt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo agree to a proposal.
nounAgreement; act of agreeing.
Sentence Examples
She gave her assent to the match.
Even Tom gave his assent.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After hearing the revised proposal, the committee gave their ____ to the plan.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The proposal won the ____ of the majority of the committee today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and assentir (verb), from Latin assentiō (whence as-).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 24:9:
"The princess assented to all that was suggested."
— 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter VII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
"To assent to the words
Of medieval law
To pay a corporal price
To death, by lapidation"
— 2012, Spectral Mortuary, Lapidated:
"A number of other mergers of U.S. railroads are mooted, but the I.C.C. [Interstate Commerce Commission] has made it clear that its assent to the N.& W.-Virginian proposal, which was unopposed by competitors or stockholders, should not be taken as an indication that others will swiftly pass its scrutiny."
— 1960 January, “Talking of Trains: N.& W.-Virginian merger”, in Trains Illustrated, page 9:
"He lowered his head in assent."
— 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 128:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After hearing the revised proposal, the committee gave their ____ to the plan.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The proposal won the ____ of the majority of the committee today.