assent
/əˈsɛnt/
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American sound/əˈsɛnt/
əˈsɛnt
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ə - ˈsɛnt -> assent
Myanmar meaning
(n) သဘောတူညီမှု။ သဘောတူသည်။ ခွင့်ပြုသည်။
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assent /ǝ'sent/ n [U] ~ (to sth) (fml )
သဘောတူညီမှု။
give one's assent to a proposal ❍ a murmur of assent from the crowd ❍ The new bill passed by Parliament has received the Royal Assent (ie been approved by the king/ queen).
v ~ (to sth) (fml ) သဘောတူသည်။ ခွင့်ပြုသည်။ I suggested we share the cost of lunch and he eventually assented. ❍ I can never assent to such a request.
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agree, acquiesce, concur, go along with, subscribe to, consent, accede, accept, acceptance, accession, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, adopt, affirmation, agreeable, agreement, allow, approbation, approval, approve, authorization, buy, cave in, compliance, comply, concurrence, conform, cut a deal, defer, ditto, embrace, espouse, give five, give in, grant, in accord, knuckle under, nod, okay, pass on, permission, permit, recognize, sanction, say uncle, shake on, subscribe, well-disposed
Antonyms
argue, decline, denial, deny, differ, disagree, disagreement, disallow, disapproval, disapprove, dispute, dissension, dissent, object, oppose, opposition, protest, refusal, refuse, reject, rejection, repudiate, repudiation, resist, veto
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