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Consent
01
permission or approval given for something to happen or be done
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
uncountable
Examples
The doctor explained the procedure in detail before asking for the patient 's consent.
to consent
01
to give someone permission to do something or to agree to do it
Intransitive: to consent to an action or request
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
consent
3rd person singular
consents
present participle
consenting
past simple
consented
past participle
consented
Examples
Patients need to consent to a surgery or medical procedure before it can be performed.
