单词	assent
释义	assent1 nounassent2 verb assentas‧sent1 /əˈsent/ noun [uncountable] formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The court gave its assent. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS By convention, this assent is always forthcoming. He apparently took my blank-eyed look as an assent. On 16 January 1707 the Treaty of Union received its royal assent. Royal assent was given to the Bill in August. She nodded her assent and came down from the tree. The monarch gave formal assent to any legislative measure approved by the two houses. The raising of taxes or the dispensing of laws without the assent of Parliament was declared to be illegal. There was a knock on the door, and when he grunted muffled assent it opened and some one came in. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► gave ... assent  Parliament gave its assent to war. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► royal · The new law will become effective three months from when it receives royal assent.· Two days later the Education Act of 1944 received the royal assent.· On 16 January 1707 the Treaty of Union received its royal assent.· The Town Development Act received the royal assent in August 1952.· The royal assent has not been refused since 1708.· Three days after my sixteenth birthday, in August 1944, Butler's Education Act received the royal assent.· The bill is expected to received royal assent in July, the regulations to come into force early 1994.· Earlier this month the Badgers Bill completed its passage through both Houses of Parliament, and by now should have royal assent. VERB► give · The monarch gave formal assent to any legislative measure approved by the two houses.· This is no new thought and many theorists, although moving from quite different assumptions, could readily give assent.· The President retired for 20 minutes, and then gave his assent to the strike.· In the corridor there were orders given and monosyllabic assents.· Most of them are therefore likely to give their assent.· Secondly, the other party must give his assent. ► nod · He nods his assent and then, realizing he's made a mistake, vigorously shakes his head in denial.· The president readily nodded his assent.· Rainbow feels caught out, blushes, nods a diffident assent, but says nothing.· She nodded her assent and came down from the tree.· Other parents nodded their assent, while I gave myself a quick quiz. ► receive · The new law will become effective three months from when it receives royal assent.· Two days later the Education Act of 1944 received the royal assent.· On 16 January 1707 the Treaty of Union received its royal assent.· Once a bill has received the assent of both Houses it then goes to the monarch for the Royal Assent.· The bill would take effect after receiving the assent of President Ghulam Ishaq Khan. approval or agreement from someone who has authority:  a nod of assentassent of the assent of the Board of Governorsassent to Parliament gave its assent to war. assent1 nounassent2 verb assentassent2 verb [intransitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINassent2 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French assenter, from Latin assentire, from ad- ‘to’ + sentire ‘to feel’ Verb Table VERB TABLE assent Simple Form Present I, you, we, they assent he, she, it assents Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they assented Present perfect I, you, we, they have assented he, she, it has assented Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had assented Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will assent Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have assented Continuous Form Present I am assenting he, she, it is assenting you, we, they are assenting Past I, he, she, it was assenting you, we, they were assenting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been assenting he, she, it has been assenting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been assenting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be assenting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been assenting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I can assent to this, but not that. In Britain, most people with an informed opinion would assent to it enthusiastically. Mr. Waldegrave I know that the hon. Gentleman agrees with me, because I can see him assenting. That celebrated sage, the man on the Clapham omnibus, would no doubt readily assent to it. The Commander assented to this as the only feasible solution, and the order was sent accordingly by medium-wave transmitter. The gods assented, well pleased with the two. There are a very few reservations such as assenting to an alteration of the succession to the throne. You come here and you assent. to agree to a suggestion, idea etc after considering it carefullyassent to They assented to his request to work from home.
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