consent
part of speech
noun (consent, uncountable); verb (consent, consents, consented, consenting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Permission or agreement to let something happen (give consent). tree →
2) To agree to something or give permission. tree →
3) (safety) Saying clearly yes to something happening to you; without consent no one should touch you or share your photo. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, to consent means to agree to something. Proverbs warns not to consent to sinners, and Psalms and Kings use it of agreeing together, for good or bad. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that a person must not agree to evil, even when pressed by friends or enemies. Proverbs is read as advice from a father to a son. In the primary lessons: In school: a parent's consent form for a trip. In safety and health: your body is yours; ask for consent and respect «no». Online: don't share others' photos without consent. Formal: «with the consent of». Phrases: consent form, by mutual consent, informed consent.
examples
- Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised; (Torah GEN.34.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.' (Torah GEN.34.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him; (Torah DEU.13.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. (Writings PRO.1.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- For they have consulted together with one consent; against Thee do they make a covenant; (Writings PSA.83.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all the elders and all the people said unto him: 'Hearken thou not, neither consent.' (Prophets 1KI.20.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Bring back the signed consent form for the trip. tree →
- You need a parent's consent to join the club. tree →
- Always ask for consent before taking someone's photo. tree →
- She consented to the plan. tree →
- They agreed by mutual consent. tree →
- Doctors need consent before an operation. tree →
- To this request the king consented. tree →
note
Uncountable noun: give consent, not «a consent». Verb pattern: consent to something. Silence or not saying no is not the same as consent.
In the corpora
- And all the elders and all the people said unto him: 'Hearken thou not, neither consent.'
- And the priests consented that they should take no longer money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.
- For they have consulted together with one consent; against Thee do they make a covenant;
- My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
- The British Empire spread the English language and British laws, but it also took land and wealth and ruled people without their consent.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «consent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.