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assent
[ uh-sent ]
verb (used without object)
- to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to ):
to assent to a statement.
Synonyms:
- to give in; yield; concede:
Assenting to his demands, I did as I was told.
Synonyms:
noun
- agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- acquiescence; compliance.
assent
/ əˈɛԳ /
noun
- agreement, as to a statement, proposal, etc; acceptance
- hesitant agreement; compliance
- sanction
verb
- intrusually foll byto to agree or express agreement
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ԳiԲ· adverb
- ·t adjective
- ·t·ness noun
- ·tǰ ·Գİ noun
- ԴDza·ԳiԲ adjective
- a·Գ verb (used without object)
- ܲa·ԳiԲ adjective
- un·t adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of assent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Jordan assented enthusiastically, grousing: “You have a judge in Timbuktu, California, who can do some order and some injunction” to obstruct Trump.
A bill to introduce a government-backed code of practice for private parking companies received royal assent in 2019 but it was withdrawn in June 2022 after a legal challenge by parking companies.
Isaac Mwaura, spokesperson for the current Kenyan government, told the BBC that the authorities were "very co-operative with the protesters and acceded to the demands, including the president not assenting to the finance bill".
The bill will receive royal assent today, the formal process by which the King approves the bill into law.
Under the Iranian constitution, Iran’s vice first president takes over if the president dies with Khamenei’s assent, and a new presidential election would be called within 50 days.
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Assent Vs. Ascent
What's the difference between ԳԻascent?
Assent can be a noun meaning agreement, as in I give my assent, or a verb meaning to agree or give in, as in I assent to your terms. Ascent is a noun that means the act of moving upward (ascending), an upward movement, or upward movement in general.
The two words are pronounced exactly the same.
Perhaps the best way to remember the difference between the two is to think about what related words mean and how they’re spelled. yvlogs related to assent involve agreement or disagreement and end with -sent, including consent and dissent.
yvlogs related to ascent involve movement and are spelled with sc, including ascend, ascension, descent, descend, and transcend.
Here’s an example of assent and ascent used correctly in a sentence.
Example: I asked him if he really wanted to climb the mountain, he gave his assent, and we began our ascent.
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between assent and ascent.
Quiz yourself on assent .ascent!
Should assent or ascent be used in the following sentence?
The balloon’s _____ into the air was slowed by all the weight attached to it.
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