Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To express agreement or acceptance, as of a proposal.
- noun Agreement; concurrence.
- noun Acquiescence; consent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To admit a proposition as true; express an agreement of the mind to what is alleged or proposed; concur; acquiesce: with to before an object.
- Synonyms To agree, subscribe.
- To agree to; approve; determine.
- noun The act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to the truth of a proposition proposed for acceptance.
- noun Consent; concurrence; acquiescence; agreement to a proposal: as, the bill before the house has the assent of a great majority of the members.
- noun Accord; agreement; approval.
- noun Opinion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.
- noun The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.
- noun in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
agree to, giveapproval to. - noun
agreement , act of agreeing
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to agree or express agreement
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This trait is necessary to have the correct assent of law. assent-# to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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This trait is necessary to have the correct assent of law. assent-# to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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This trait is necessary to have the correct assent of law. assent-# to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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This trait is necessary to have the correct assent of law. assent-# to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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This trait is necessary to have the correct assent of law. assent-# to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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This trait is necessary to have the correct assent of law. assent-# to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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There was a murmur of assent from the audience, and the mod gave up and finally called on one of the men ...
Tew's Day! cathschaffstump 2009
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Both episodes finish with assent pacts, nonetheless assent is clearly extraneous as good as stretched in both cases; we wait for for explosions to come.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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Both episodes finish with assent pacts, nonetheless assent is clearly extraneous as good as stretched in both cases; we wait for for explosions to come.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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For those nodding vigorously in assent by this point, the Decades Halloween party will include a contest for best decade-themed costume and a P-Funk tribute performance by the Clones of Funk.
Nightlife agenda David Malitz 2010
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