consent

consent is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kənˈsɛnt/

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• Hyphenation: con‧sent

Noun

Singular consent

Plural consents

1. (uncountable) Consent is permission to do something.

   You can't publish a picture of a child without the consent of one parent.

   The treatment was explained to and understood by the patient before he gave his consent.

Synonyms

• agreement
• okay / OK

Antonyms

• dissent

Verb

Plain form consent

Third-person singular consents

Past tense consented

Past participle consented

Present participle consenting

1. (intransitive) If you consent to something, you agree to it.

   Dr. Briant has kindly consented to give us some of his valuable time.

Synonyms

• agree
• okay / OK

Antonyms

• dissent