assent

CEFRC1

/əˈsɛnt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Agreement with a plan or request.

  2. 02

    verb

    To agree to a proposal or request.

Examples

  • She gave her assent to the match.

  • Even Tom gave his assent.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will.

  2. Agreement; act of agreeing.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To agree to a proposal.

More examples

In context

  • I will give this act my assent.

  • And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

  • The princess assented to all that was suggested.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After hearing the revised proposal, the committee gave their blank to the plan.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and assentir (verb), from Latin assentiō (whence as-).