Assenting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)

to agree or express agreement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæntoʊnˈiːz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɛntɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɛntɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæntoʊnˈiːz/.

Examples

accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
assenting to the Congressional determination
The Maestro assented to the request for an encore

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accession assent accede acquiesce

Antonyms

dissent

Parts of Speech

noun	agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly) “accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent”
verb	to agree or express agreement “The Maestro assented to the request for an encore”

Word Forms

accede	verb	to agree or express agreement
assentient	adjective	expressing agreement or consent
assent	noun	agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
assenter	noun	a person who assents
accession	noun	agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
acquiescent	adjective	willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
acquiescence	noun	acceptance without protest

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zustimmend

zustimmen oder zustimmen (oft unfreiwillig)

🇫🇷French

approuvant

être d’accord ou consentir (souvent à contrecœur)

🇪🇸Spanish

asintiendo

estar de acuerdo o consentir (a menudo sin querer)

🇮🇹Italian

assentendo

essere d'accordo o acconsentire (spesso involontariamente)

🇳🇱Dutch

instemmend

het eens zijn met of instemmen met (vaak ongewild)

🇵🇹Portuguese

concordando

concordar ou consentir (muitas vezes de má vontade)

🇷🇺Russian

согласие

согласие или согласие (часто неохотно)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहमति देना

सहमत होना या सहमति देना (अक्सर अनिच्छा से)

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্মতি

সাথে সম্মত হওয়া বা সম্মতি দেওয়া (প্রায়ই অনিচ্ছায়)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்புதல்

உடன்படுதல் அல்லது ஒப்புக்கொள்வது (பெரும்பாலும் விருப்பமில்லாமல்)

🇮🇳Telugu

అంగీకరించడం

అంగీకరించడం లేదా అంగీకరించడం (తరచుగా ఇష్టం లేకుండా)

🇮🇳Marathi

सहमती

(अनेकदा अनिच्छेने) सहमत होणे किंवा संमती देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંમતિ

સાથે સંમત થવું અથવા સંમતિ આપવી (ઘણી વખત અનિચ્છાએ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮ್ಮತಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಒಪ್ಪುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಒಪ್ಪುವುದು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമ്മതിക്കുന്നു

അംഗീകരിക്കുകയോ സമ്മതിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക (പലപ്പോഴും മനസ്സില്ലാതെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਿਮਤੀ

ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਦੇਣਾ (ਅਕਸਰ ਅਣਚਾਹੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

رضامندی

اس سے متفق یا رضامندی (اکثر نہ چاہتے ہوئے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同意

同意或同意（通常是不情愿的）

🇯🇵Japanese

同意する

同意する、または同意する（多くの場合不本意ながら）

🇰🇷Korean

동의

(종종 마지못해) 동의하거나 동의함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồng ý

đồng ý hoặc đồng ý (thường là không sẵn lòng)

🇹🇭Thai

ยินยอม

เห็นด้วยหรือยินยอม (มักไม่เต็มใจ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyetujui

menyetujui atau menyetujui (seringkali dengan enggan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pumayag

sumasang-ayon o sumasang-ayon sa (madalas na ayaw)

🇲🇾Malay

bersetuju

bersetuju dengan atau bersetuju dengan (selalunya tidak mahu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الموافقة

الموافقة أو الموافقة على (في كثير من الأحيان غير راغبة)

🇮🇷Persian

موافقت

موافقت یا موافقت با (اغلب ناخواسته)

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylayan

kabul etmek veya rıza göstermek (çoğunlukla isteksizce)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מסכים

להסכים או להסכים (לעתים קרובות בחוסר רצון)

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