different between consent vs promise
consent
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)
- To express willingness, to give permission.
- (medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
- (obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
- 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)
- Voluntary agreement or permission.
- (obsolete) Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.
- And they all with one consent began to make excuse.
- (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
- third-person singular present indicative of consentir
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promise
English
Alternative forms
- promyse (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English promis, promisse, borrowed from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin pr?missa, Latin pr?missum (“a promise”), feminine and neuter of promissus, past participle of pr?mitt? (“I send or put forth, let go forward, say beforehand, promise”), from pro (“forth”) + mittere (“to send”); see mission. Compare admit, commit, permit, etc. Displaced native Old English ?eh?tan (“to promise”) and ?eh?t (“a promise”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??m?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??m?s/
- Hyphenation: prom?ise
Noun
promise (countable and uncountable, plural promises)
- (countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow
- (countable) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548
- He pur?ued Andrew Hou?toun upon his promi?e, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in ab?ence obtained him to be holden as confe?t and Decerned.
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548
- (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
- My native country was full of youthful promise.
- (countable, computing, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- Synonyms: delay, deferred, (imprecise) future
- (countable, obsolete) bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised
- He […] commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.
Translations
Verb
promise (third-person singular simple present promises, present participle promising, simple past and past participle promised)
- (transitive, intransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
- (intransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- halsen
Related terms
Translations
See also
- election promise
Further reading
- promise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- promise in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Promise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- imposer, porimes, semipro
French
Verb
promise
- feminine singular of the past participle of promettre
Anagrams
- imposer
Italian
Verb
promise
- third-person singular past historic of promettere
Anagrams
- espormi, esprimo, impreso
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pro?mise]
Adjective
promise
- feminine plural of promis
- neuter plural of promis
Verb
promise
- third-person singular simple perfect indicative of promite
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