Word a Day
consent
What does consent mean?
consent (noun): voluntary agreement or permission.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use consent in a sentence?
- He indicated his consent. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce consent?
/kənˈsɛnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does consent come from?
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-).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “consent” mean?
voluntary agreement or permission
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