assented
past simple and past participle ofassent
| 单词 | assented |
| 释义 | assented past simple and past participle ofassent assent verb[I] formaluk/əˈsent/us/əˈsent/toagreeto or giveofficialapprovalto something: Have they assentedtothetermsof thecontract? Synonyms acquiesceformal agree(SAY YES) approve(AGREE) to say yes to a suggestion or idea
Accepting & agreeing
Examplesofassentedassented In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If the memberassentedand the department approved the route upon inspection, the community would receive a route. From theCambridge English Corpus Approximately one-third of childrenassentedto false events, and some even added convincing details of their own to the story. From theCambridge English Corpus Importantly, this would only be paid to the men whoassentedto the bosses' complete power over their employment in the warehouses. From theCambridge English Corpus Mental reservation allowed that there were two kinds of statements, those that were given orally and those that wereassentedto only mentally. From theCambridge English Corpus Government reacted by gazetting the bill as law and claimed that it had to be implemented, since the president hadassentedto it. From theCambridge English Corpus The two-child limit becomes increasingly acceptable with more prolonged education until it isassentedto by 62 % of those with 13 or more years of education. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, they areassentedto, or conceded by, the respondent insofar as they express beliefs commonly held by people worthy of our trust in any given matter. From theCambridge English Corpus In each case, the ends pursued provide the only context within which the prescriptive force of the statement can be understood, and eitherassentedto or repudiated. From theCambridge English Corpus When that approach was then distorted by the exercise of market powers by certain sections of the industry, he tamelyassentedto it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What evidence is there that the transferee hasassentedto the obligation he is undertaking to pay calls in the future? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought heassentedto the suggestion that the words should be left out because they were left out in the corresponding paragraph above. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the compromise which was reached the partiesassentedto the second vote being given in respect of the occupation of business premises. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not say theyassented; they were consulted, as were the coal trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After consideration, the promotersassentedto the modifications being made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want it to be said that we could not answer his arguments, or that weassentedto them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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