assent
verb (used without object)
to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed byto ).
assents
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pluralof assent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof assent (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
assentverb (used without object)to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed byto ).
Example Sentences
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Hungary has signaled it will back Sweden’s bid once Turkey assents.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Now, it’s true that not everyone on the subreddit assents to its spiteful premise: One exhausted nurse wrote a long post about how much one of her anti-vax patients suffered, as an attempt at counterbalance.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2021
When a PhD candidate named Charles Walker pleads for late admission to his graduate seminar, Stoner assents with reluctance.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2015
The first thing Fairchild mentions — and Wheeldon immediately assents — is how the space itself changes the nature of the experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2015
Someone assents with a shout, and someone else joins in.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
