Consent Meaning
/kənˈsɛnt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo express willingness, to give permission.
verbTo cause to sign a consent form.
Sentence Examples
Without your consent, nothing can be done about it.
We will only consent on that condition.
The written consent of a parent is required.
CEFR Practice Quiz
You must obtain parental ____ before taking the children on the trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You cannot legally publish the patient’s personal photographs without their explicit written ____.
Word Origin & History
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”) (whence con-).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"My poverty, but not my will, consents."
— c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
"When the patient was consented to enter the study and registered, a telephone call was made to research assistant"
— 2002, T Usmani with KD O'Brien, HV Worthington, S Derwent, et al., “A randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of canine lacebacks with reference to canine tip”, in Journal of Orthodontics, volume 29, number 4, →DOI, →PMID:
"Interpreters […] will not consent it to be a true story."
— 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:
"And Saul was consenting unto his death."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 8:1:
"Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in judgment."
— 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
You must obtain parental ____ before taking the children on the trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You cannot legally publish the patient’s personal photographs without their explicit written ____.