agreement, as to a statement, proposal, etc; acceptance hesitant agreement; compliance
- (intransitive) usually followed by to:
to agree or express agreement
assentUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈsɛnt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈsɛnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə sent′)
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 as•sent /əˈsɛnt/USA pronunciation
v. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
n. [uncountable]
as•sent
(ə sent′),USA pronunciation v.i.
n.
as•sen′tive, adj. as•sen′tive•ness, n. as•sen′tor, as•sent′er, n.
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'assent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Unilateral Declaration of Independence
- absolutely
- accede
- acceptance
- acquiesce
- acquiescence
- addict
- adhesion
- adopt
- affirmative
- agree
- agreement
- all right
- allow
- amen
- assentation
- aye
- bow
- circumnutate
- cogent
- comply
- concurrence
- condescend
- connivance
- connive
- consent
- consign
- dissent
- go along
- h'm
- hear
- mental reservation
- negative
- nod
- nonassenting
- numen
- placet
- quite
- reassent
- righto
- royal assent
- silent
- subscribe
- subscription
- super
- tag question
- thumb
- thumbs-up
- unassenting
Forum discussions with the word(s) "assent" in the title: assent to doing ?
consent / assent consent/assent Finding ourselves inclined to give our assent I nodded () assent. presupposes assent provisional assent she finally, wearily, nodded her assent The director has given her assent to the proposals. Look up "assent" at Merriam-Webster Look up "assent" at dictionary.com
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