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assenting

assenting is the present participle and gerund of assent.

Meaning of assent

Verb

assent (third-person singular simple present assents, present participle assenting, simple past and past participle assented)

  1. (intransitive) To agree to a proposal.
    • And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 24:9

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Questions about assenting

What is assenting the present participle and gerund of?
Assenting is the present participle and gerund of assent.

Words near assenting in the dictionary

  1. assenter
  2. assenters
  3. assentest
  4. assenteth
  5. assentient
  6. assenting
  7. assentingly
  8. assentive
  9. assentiveness
  10. assentment
  11. assentments

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