consent

English

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Etymology

Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre, present active infinitive of cōnsentiō (“to feel together”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈsɛnt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

consent (third-person singular simple present consents, present participle consenting, simple past and past participle consented)

1. (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

   I've consented to have the procedure performed.

2. (transitive, medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
   • 2002, T Usmani, KD O'Brien, HV Worthington, S Derwent, D …, “A randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of canine lacebacks with reference to …”, Journal of Orthodontics: 

     When the patient was consented to enter the study and registered, a telephone call was made to research assistant

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms

• (intransitive): agree, assent, approve

Antonyms

• (intransitive): object, oppose

Derived terms

• consenting

Translations

to express willingness

Bulgarian: съгласявам се (bg), съгласен съм (bg) Chinese: 承诺 (zh) (cheng2 nuo4), 同意 (zh) (tong2 yi4) Czech: souhlasit (cs) Dutch: toestemmen (nl) (in), instemmen (nl) (met) Finnish: hyväksyä (fi), suostua (fi) French: consentir (fr), approuver (fr), agréer (fr) Greek: συναινώ (el) (synainó) Hungarian: beleegyez (hu), hozzájárulását adja (hu) Icelandic: samþykkja (is), fallast á (is)

Indonesian: setuju (id), rela (id) Interlingua: consentir (ia) Irish: toiligh (ga) Italian: consentire (it) Japanese: 承諾する (ja), 同意する (ja) Polish: zgadzać się (pl), przyzwalać (pl) Portuguese: consentir (pt), aprovar (pt), deixar (pt)

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Hebrew: להסכים (he) (le'haskym)

Noun

consent (plural consents)

1. Voluntary agreement or permission
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.6:

     All men know by experience, there be some parts of our bodies which often without any consent of ours doe stirre, stand, and lye down againe.

Synonyms

• (voluntary agreement): agreement, willingness, permission, approval

Antonyms

• (voluntary agreement): dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

Derived terms

• consenter
• consentaneous
• age of consent

Translations

voluntary agreement

Bulgarian: съгласие (bg) n., разрешение (bg) n. Catalan: consentiment (ca) m. Chinese: 承诺 (zh) (cheng2 nuo4), 同意 (zh) (tong2 yi4) Czech: souhlas (cs) m. Dutch: toestemming (nl) f., instemming (nl) f. Esperanto: konsento (eo) Finnish: suostumus (fi) French: consentement (fr) m., approbation (fr) f., agrément (fr) German: Zustimmung (de) f., Konsens (de) m. Greek: συναίνεση (el) (synaínesi) f. Hebrew: הסכמה (he) (haskama) f.

Hungarian: beleegyezés (hu) Icelandic: samþykki (is) n. Indonesian: persetujuan (id) Interlingua: consentimento (ia) Italian: consenso (it) m. Japanese: 承諾 (ja) (しょうだく, shōdaku), 同意 (ja) (どうい, dōi) Polish: zgoda (pl) f., pozwolenie (pl) n. Portuguese: consentimento (pt) m. Russian: дозволение (ru) n.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ̃.sɑ̃/

Verb

consent

1. third-person singular present indicative of consentir