consentire — meaning in English

English meaning

• acquiesce verb To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
• allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
• consent verb To agree to something or give permission for it.

Senses

consentire is used for these senses in English:

• acquiesce (intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
• allow (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
• consent (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

acquiesce — full definition

1. verb To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
2. verb To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.

allow — full definition

1. verb To give permission for something to happen.
2. verb To make something possible.
3. verb To set aside time, money, or another resource for something.
4. verb To admit or acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly.

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