consent
permission to do something
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,932 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,312 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- permission to do something he indicated his consent
verb
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to also: accept, go for I cannot accept your invitationI go for this resolution
consent in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Who shall rebuke the wrong, If these consent?
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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She gave her consent; and, twenty days after the first interview, she had become Mme. Favoral.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The King now gave his consent, and the wedding was fixed for the very next day.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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At last they turned toward the Battery as by common consent, and went careering along the street in frolic fashion.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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There was a doubtful pause, and then, by general consent, the Major himself, the victim of the outrage, stepped forward.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1