different between consent vs performance

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

• performaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

perform +? -ance

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?r-fôr?-m?ns, IPA^(key): /p??.?f??.m?ns/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [p?.?f??.m?ns]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [p?.?f??.m?ns]
• Hyphenation: per?for?mance

Noun

performance (countable and uncountable, plural performances)

1. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
3. (art) A live show or concert.
4. The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.

5. (linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. w:linguistic performance.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to "performance": high, poor, improved, superior, excellent, good, peak, top, optimal, low, economic, academic, financial, musical, human, environmental, vocal, cognitive, dynamic, organizational, historical, physical, social, mechanical, electrical, mental, macroeconomic.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• high-performance
• low-performance
• performance art

Related terms

• performant

Descendants

Translations

References

• performance at OneLook Dictionary Search
• performance in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• performance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From English performance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /per?f?rm?ns/

Noun

performance f (plural performances)

1. performance (a live show or concert)

Further reading

• “performance” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English performance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.f??.m??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

performance f (plural performances)

1. (sports) performance

Further reading

• “performance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English performance.

Noun

performance f (invariable)

1. performance

Synonyms

• (the act of performing) esecuzione
• (accomplishment) prestazione, rendimento
• (show) esibizione

Further reading

• performance in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• perfórmance (uncommon)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe?.?f??.m??.si/

Etymology

Borrowed from English performance.

Noun

performance f (plural performances)

1. performance (amount of useful work accomplished by someone or something)

   Synonym: desempenho

Further reading

• “performance” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English performance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe??fo?mans/, [pe??fo?.mãns]

Noun

performance f (plural performances)

1. performance art
2. performance (amount of useful work accomplished)

Further reading

• “performance” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.