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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
/ 蓹藞蝉蓻苍迟 /
noun
- agreement, as to a statement, proposal, etc; acceptance
- hesitant agreement; compliance
- sanction
verb
- intrusually foll byto to agree or express agreement
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补蝉路蝉别苍迟顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
- 补蝉路蝉别苍顎僼颈惫别 adjective
- 补蝉路蝉别苍顎僼颈惫别路ness noun
- 补蝉路蝉别苍顎僼辞谤 补蝉路蝉别苍迟顎侥谤 noun
- 苍辞苍顎卆蝉路蝉别苍迟顎僫苍驳 adjective
- 谤别顎卆蝉路蝉别苍迟顎 verb (used without object)
- 耻苍顎卆蝉路蝉别苍迟顎僫苍驳 adjective
- un顎叢共趼凡醣鸩灶僼颈惫别 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of assent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Scottish Green equalities spokesperson Maggie Chapman urged the Scottish Parliament to resubmit the gender recognition reform bill for royal assent.
Jordan assented enthusiastically, grousing: 鈥淵ou have a judge in Timbuktu, California, who can do some order and some injunction鈥 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introduce a government-backed code of practice for private parking companies received royal assent in 2019 but it was withdrawn in June 2022 after a legal challenge by parking companies.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.
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Assent Vs. Ascent
What's the difference between聽补蝉蝉别苍迟听补苍诲听ascent?
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鈥檙e spelled. 亚洲网紅露点s related to assent involve agreement or disagreement and end with -sent, including consent and dissent.
亚洲网紅露点s related to ascent involve movement and are spelled with sc, including ascend, ascension, descent, descend, and transcend.
Here鈥檚 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聽assent 惫蝉.听ascent!
Should assent or ascent be used in the following sentence?
The balloon鈥檚 _____ into the air was slowed by all the weight attached to it.
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