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assentagreement or approval, especially official agreement

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: agreement or approval, especially official agreement

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsent/

Korean meaning: 동의, 승인 (특히 공식적인 동의)

Korean pronunciation: 어**센**트

Example Sentences

  • My cat seems to assent to everything I say by purring loudly.
  • The parliament gave its assent to the new education bill.
  • He nodded his assent when asked if he wanted extra cheese on his pizza.

assent

NOUN

//əˈsent//

agreement or approval, especially official agreement

assent concept
💡 Concept

Board members give their assent through unanimous hand-raising vote

assent mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

As the approval letter is sent, assent is granted!

assent rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Where assent meets dissent, no consent!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsent/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsent/

🌳Etymology

Prefixas- (ad-)-
Rootsent

Origin

From Latin 'assentire', combining 'ad-' (to) and 'sentire' (to feel or think), literally meaning 'to feel the same way as'. The word entered English through Old French and Norman influence in the medieval period.

🎵Rhyme

consentdissentpresentprevent
consent
dissent
present
prevent

🔗Collocations

give assent
royal assent
unanimous assent
withhold assent
nod assent

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat seems to assent to everything I say by purring loudly.

The parliament gave its assent to the new education bill.

😄 Fun example

He nodded his assent when asked if he wanted extra cheese on his pizza.

Without the CEO's assent, the merger cannot proceed.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

agreementapprovalconsentacceptanceendorsement

Antonyms

dissentdisagreementrefusal

Related

consentaccordacquiesceapproveendorse

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