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assent

UK
/əˈsent/
US
/əˈsɛnt/

Translations

assentnoun
assents
pl
assentimentApprobation ou accord exprimé de manière formelle.
The board gave its assent to the proposed changes in the policy.
Le conseil a donné son assentiment aux modifications proposées de la politique.
Additional translations
sanction royaleDans le contexte parlementaire britannique : approbation formelle d’un monarque à un projet de loi.
Synonyms
approval
acceptance
concurrence
consent
agreement
Antonyms
dissent
assentverb
assented
Past Simple
assented
Past Participle
assenting
Gerund
UK
/əˈsent/
US
/əˈsɛnt/
assentirS’emploie surtout dans un registre formel.
After much deliberation, the board members assented to the proposed changes in the policy.
Après mûre réflexion, les membres du conseil ont consenti aux modifications proposées de la politique.
Additional translations
acquiescerSouvent avec la préposition « à » ; registre formel.
Synonyms
yield
consent
acquiesce
approve
accept
concur
agree
Antonyms
dissent

Definitions

assentnoun
The expression of approval or agreement.
The board gave its assent to the proposed changes in the policy.
Official agreement or sanction.
The treaty was signed with the assent of both countries involved.
The formal approval given by a monarch to a bill passed by the legislature, making it law (Royal Assent).
The bill received royal assent yesterday and will come into force next month.
assentverb
To express agreement or approval, especially after careful consideration.
After much deliberation, the board members assented to the proposed changes in the policy.
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