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Agreed vs Consent - What's the difference?

agreed | consent |

As verbs the difference between agreed and consent

is that agreed is (agree) while consent is to express willingness, to give permission.

As an adjective agreed

is in harmony.

As an interjection agreed

is indicates agreement on the part of the speaker.

As a noun consent is

voluntary agreement or permission.

agreed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (agree)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In harmony.
    • We are much more agreed on goals than on methods.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Indicates agreement on the part of the speaker.
    • ''Totally agreed !

    Anagrams

    * English responses

    consent

    English

    (wikipedia consent)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To express willingness, to give permission.
    • ''I've consented to have the procedure performed.
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
    • My poverty, but not my will, consents .
  • (medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
  • *
  • (obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
  • * (rfdate) Milton
    • Interpreters will not consent it to be a true story.
  • To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
  • * (rfdate) Bible, Acts viii. 1
    • And Saul was consenting unto his death.
  • * (rfdate) Fuller
    • Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See

    Synonyms

    * (intransitive) acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, concur,

    Antonyms

    * (intransitive) disagree, , oppose

    Derived terms

    * consenting

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Voluntary agreement or permission.
  • *, II.6:
    • All men know by experience, there be some parts of our bodies which often without any consent of ours doe stirre, stand, and lye down againe.

    Synonyms

    * (voluntary agreement) agreement, approval, assent, permission, willingness,

    Antonyms

    * (voluntary agreement) dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

    Derived terms

    * consenter * consentaneous * age of consent