0 permission or agreement:
1 to agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something:
[ + to infinitive ] Very reluctantly, I've consented to lend her my car.
My aunt never married because her father wouldn't consent to her marriage.
2 permission or agreement obtained from someone or something having authority or power:
3 to give permission:
[ + to infinitive ] The director consented to change the ending of the movie.
4 legal or official permission to do something:
The sale of any assets will require the consent of all the parties concerned.
with/without (sb's) consent Your terms of employment cannot be changed without your consent.
written/prior consent For certain types of business purchase, you may require the prior consent of an industry regulator
give/grant consent to/for sth Clients must sign financial-disclosure forms giving consent for "further verification".
seek/apply for/obtain (sb's) consent Frequently, for smaller contracts, builders do not formally obtain consent.
6 to give official permission or agreement for something to happen:
consent to sth Pressure is being put on shareholders to consent to the takeover.
The child's parents or guardians must give their consent before she has the operation.
The agreement was terminated by mutual consent.
The airline requires children travelling alone to have a notarized letter of consent from one or both parents.
Her father's blessing represented a bestowal of consent upon her marriage.
The act of two or more people consenting on the same thing about giving or doing something being called a pact.
A lower proportion of cardiologists and urban physicians consented to participate.
Subjects consented to take part in a semistructured interview lasting around 30-45 minutes.
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