CEFR B2

consents

verb

Meaning

Gives formal permission or agreement for something to happen.

The board consents to the new budget proposal after reviewing the financial reports.
He only consents to the interview if he is allowed to review the final article first.

Synonyms: agrees, allows, approves, assents

verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛnts/

Gives formal permission or agreement for something to happen.

The board consents to the new budget proposal after reviewing the financial reports.
He only consents to the interview if he is allowed to review the final article first.
The law requires that both parents provide their signature before the school consents to the field trip.

consent to (prepositional phrase): to agree to a proposal or action — "She finally consented to the terms of the contract."
consent to do (collocation): to agree to perform a specific action — "They consented to help us with the move."

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