consentnoun [ U ]
uk/kənˈsent/us/kənˈsent/C1 permission or agreement:
They can't publish your name without your consent.
You can only come on the trip if your parents give their consent.
by common consent
most people agree:
Her latest novel, by common consent, is her best yet.
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- The child's parents or guardians must give their consent before she has the operation.
- The agreement was terminated by mutual consent.
- The airline requires children travelling alone to have a notarized letter of consent from one or both parents.
- Her father's blessing represented a bestowal of consent upon her marriage.
- She gave her consent to the sale of the painting.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- embrace
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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consentverb [ I ]
uk/kənˈsent/us/kənˈsent/formalC2 to agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something:
[ + to infinitive ] Very reluctantly, I've consented to lend her my car.
My aunt never married because her father wouldn't consent to her marriage.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- embrace
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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