Before you have surgery, you'd better give your consent, because the surgeon can't get his scalpel anywhere near your skin without first getting this permission from you.
To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
Noun
permission to do something; "he indicated his consent"
Verb
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
v. i.
To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same
mind; to accord; to concur.
v. i.
To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to
guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to
comply.
v. t.
To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit.
n.
Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind;
accord.
n.
Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations;
agreement; harmony; coherence.
n.
Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done
or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission.
n.
Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to,
or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental
power and free action.
n.
Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4.
Consent
And Saul was consenting unto his death.
Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.2.
My poverty, but not my will, consents.
And whispering "I will ne'er consent," -- consented.
Consent
Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story.
Consent
All with one consent began to make exuse.
They feil together all, as by consent.2.
The melodious consent of the birds.
Such is the world's great harmony that springs From union, order, full consent of things.3.
Thou wert possessed of David's throne By free consent of all.4.
To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit.
Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord.
Usage Examples
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
Cats don't like change without their consent.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent.
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.
Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights.
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Other Usage ExamplesI can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.
No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.
Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion.
Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies.
If the Holy Spirit can take over the subconscious with our consent and cooperation, then we have almighty Power working at the basis of our lives, then we can do anything we ought to do, go anywhere we ought to go, and be anything we ought to be.
No power on earth has a right to take our property from us without our consent.
By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory the only object of respect that can never excite envy.
If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.