assent

Meaning

Verb

To agree to a proposal.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Agreement; act of agreeing.
2. (countable) A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will.

Synonyms

consent

agree

agreement

acquiesce

approval

accede

accept

🉑

concur

say yes

acquiescence

approve

comply

permission

acceptance

promise

compliance

allow

affirm

yield

concurrence

accord

acknowledgment

admit

acknowledge

permit

willingness

acknowledgement

admitting

approbation

authorization

comprehension

concord

grant

grasp

sanction

state

true

understanding

yes

concert

confrom

aver

authority

authorisation

consent to

contract

correspond

credit

declare

doubt

Translations

Zustimmung

assentire

assentiment

zustimmen

asentir

συγκατάθεση

assenso

Einwilligung

toestemmen

accettare

🉑

consentir

asentimiento

consentement

beipflichten

annehmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsɛnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: assent

In summary

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