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bewilligen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accede verb To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
  • accord noun A formal agreement, especially between countries or groups.
  • approve verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
  • grant verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.

Senses

bewilligen is used for these senses in English:

  • accede (intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]
  • accord (transitive) To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
  • approve (transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
  • approve (intransitive, followed by "of") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
  • grant (intransitive) To assent; to consent.

accede — full definition

  1. verb To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
  2. verb To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
  3. verb To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
  4. verb To approach; to arrive, to come forward.

accord — full definition

  1. noun A formal agreement, especially between countries or groups.
  2. verb To be in agreement or match with something.

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