consent
Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /kənˈsɛnt/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: con‧sent
Noun
[change]- (uncountable) Consent is permission to do something.
- You can't publish a picture of a child without the consent of one parent.
- The treatment was explained to and understood by the patient before he gave his consent.
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- (intransitive) If you consent to something, you agree to it.
- Dr. Briant has kindly consented to give us some of his valuable time.