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Einverständnis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquiescence noun A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  • agreement noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
  • consent verb To agree to something or give permission for it.

Senses

Einverständnis is used for these senses in English:

  • acquiescence A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  • agreement (uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
  • consent Voluntary agreement or permission.

acquiescence — full definition

  1. noun A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  2. noun Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.

agreement — full definition

  1. noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
  2. noun A formal, often legally binding, contract.
  3. noun In grammar, the matching of words in form, such as a subject and verb agreeing in number.

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