noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Agreement; act of agreeing. countable, uncountable

   "I will give this act my assent."

2. 2
   agreement with a statement or proposal to do something wordnet
3. 3
   A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will. countable

Verb

1. 1
   To agree to a proposal. intransitive

   "And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so."

2. 2
   to agree or express agreement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acceptanceaffirmationapprovalconsentabide byaccede

Antonyms

All antonyms

disputedeclinedenydisapprove

Example

More examples

"She gave her assent to the match."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

royal assentpermission to

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