# consent

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SENT" /kənˈsɛnt/

## Verb

1. To express willingness or give permission for something to happen.
   - Simple: To say yes to something, or to allow it to happen.
   - _Both parents must consent before the school trip can go ahead._
   - _The landowner finally consented to the survey crossing his fields._
3. To have someone sign a form agreeing to a medical procedure or study.
   - Simple: To have a patient agree to and sign a medical permission form.
   - _The coordinator consented every participant before the trial began._
   - _Junior doctors should not consent patients for operations they cannot perform themselves._
4. To be of the same mind as another person, agreeing with them in opinion or feeling.
   - Simple: To think the same way as someone else and agree with them.

## Noun

2. Voluntary agreement or permission for something to happen.
   - Simple: Free and willing agreement to let something happen.
   - _The clinic cannot share your records without written consent._
   - _Researchers must obtain consent before observing the volunteers._

## Verb

5. To grant, allow, or assent to something. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To grant or allow something.

## Noun

6. Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination among people. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Full agreement among people in what they think or feel.
   - _By common consent the assembly rose as one to honor the fallen captain._
   - _Such consent of hearts had not been seen in the town for years._
7. Advice or counsel given to another person. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Advice or guidance given to someone.

## Origin

Recorded in Middle English from around 1225, it was borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre ("to agree, to assent"), formed from com- ("with") plus sentiō ("to feel").

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