different between consent vs longhauling

English

Etymology

Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin c?nsent?re, present active infinitive of c?nsenti? (“to feel together”), itself from com- (“with”) + senti? (“to feel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?s?nt/
• Rhymes: -?nt
• Hyphenation: con?sent

Verb

consent (third-person singular simple present consents, present participle consenting, simple past and past participle consented) (intransitive)

1. To express willingness, to give permission.
2. (medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
3. (obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
4. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

   • And Saul was consenting unto his death.

   • Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in judgment.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms

• (intransitive): acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, concur, yes

Antonyms

• (intransitive): disagree, object, oppose

Related terms

Translations

Noun

consent (countable and uncountable, plural consents)

1. Voluntary agreement or permission.
2. (obsolete) Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.

   • And they all with one consent began to make excuse.

3. (obsolete) Advice; counsel.

Synonyms

• (voluntary agreement): agreement, approval, assent, consensualness, permission, willingness, yes

Antonyms

• (voluntary agreement): dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

Derived terms

• consenter
• consentaneous
• age of consent

Translations

Further reading

• consent at OneLook Dictionary Search
• consent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• nocents

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.s??/

Verb

consent

1. third-person singular present indicative of consentir

English

Alternative forms

• long-hauling

Etymology

long haul +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??h??l??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l??h?l??/, /?l??-/
• Hyphenation: long?haul?ing

Noun

longhauling (uncountable)

1. The act of travelling long distances.
2. The act of a taxicab driver taking a passenger on a long detour to the destination without consent in order to drive up the fare.
3. The act of transporting goods over long distances.

Verb

longhauling

1. present participle of longhaul.

Related terms

• long haul
• longhaul (verb)
• longhauled (adjective)