consent

noun, verb/kənˈsent/CEFR B2

সম্মতি, অনুমতি; সম্মত হওয়া

Meaning

Permission for something to happen, or to give that permission.

Example sentences

  • The operation needs written consent.অস্ত্রোপচারের জন্য লিখিত সম্মতি দরকার।
  • Her father consented to the marriage.তার বাবা বিয়েতে সম্মতি দিলেন।

A common mistake

She consented the proposal.→She consented to the proposal.

The verb takes to. Only accept takes the thing directly: she accepted the proposal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: agree, approval, acquiesce

Antonyms: refusal, objection

Similar words, and what each means

  • agree

    একমত হওয়া, রাজি হওয়া

    To have the same opinion, or to say yes to something.

  • approval

    অনুমোদন

    Official permission, or the feeling that something is good.

  • acquiesce

    নীরবে মেনে নেওয়া, অনিচ্ছা সত্ত্বেও সম্মতি দেওয়া

    To agree to something quietly, often without real enthusiasm.

  • permission

    অনুমতি

    Official agreement that lets somebody do something.

Other English words for “সম্মতি, অনুমতি; সম্মত হওয়া”

  • agreement

    An arrangement two sides accept, or the state of having the same opinion.

  • readiness

    The state of being prepared, or a willingness to do something.

  • may

    Used to say something is possible, or to ask and give permission.

  • permission

    Official agreement that lets somebody do something.

Opposite words

  • refusal

    প্রত্যাখ্যান, অস্বীকৃতি

    The act of saying no to something offered or asked.

  • objection

    আপত্তি

    A statement in court opposing something said or done by the other side.

“consent” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Nodding and saying "yes, yes" while an English speaker talks is read as consent, and two weeks later you are held to a decision you thought you were only hearing about.

    English Phrases for Agreeing and Disagreeing →

  • The difference is consent, and it is not a small one. In an arranged marriage the families introduce and negotiate but both people agree freely and either may refuse. A marriage entered without the free consent of one of them is a forced marriage — a separate thing in law and in ethics.

    arranged marriage — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “consent” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • চামচ, চামচ দিয়ে তোলা বা ঢালা
    • • লক্ষ্য, লক্ষ্যমাত্রা; লক্ষ্য করা
    • • লগইন, অ্যাকাউন্টে প্রবেশ, লগইন করা, প্রবেশ করা
    • • সম্মতি, অনুমতি; সম্মত হওয়া
    Show the answer

    সম্মতি, অনুমতি; সম্মত হওয়া — consent (noun, verb) — সম্মতি, অনুমতি; সম্মত হওয়া. Permission for something to happen, or to give that permission.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “consent”?

    • • reward
    • • favor
    • • stack
    • • agree
    Show the answer

    agree — agree — একমত হওয়া, রাজি হওয়া. To have the same opinion, or to say yes to something.

Related words