ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASSENT
From Old French assenter, from Latin assentīrī, from sentīre to think.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ASSENT
PRESENT
Present
I assent
you assent
he/she/it assents
we assent
you assent
they assent
Present continuous
I am assenting
you are assenting
he/she/it is assenting
we are assenting
you are assenting
they are assenting
Present perfect
I have assented
you have assented
he/she/it has assented
we have assented
you have assented
they have assented
Present perfect continuous
I have been assenting
you have been assenting
he/she/it has been assenting
we have been assenting
you have been assenting
they have been assenting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I assented
you assented
he/she/it assented
we assented
you assented
they assented
Past continuous
I was assenting
you were assenting
he/she/it was assenting
we were assenting
you were assenting
they were assenting
Past perfect
I had assented
you had assented
he/she/it had assented
we had assented
you had assented
they had assented
Past perfect continuous
I had been assenting
you had been assenting
he/she/it had been assenting
we had been assenting
you had been assenting
they had been assenting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will assent
you will assent
he/she/it will assent
we will assent
you will assent
they will assent
Future continuous
I will be assenting
you will be assenting
he/she/it will be assenting
we will be assenting
you will be assenting
they will be assenting
Future perfect
I will have assented
you will have assented
he/she/it will have assented
we will have assented
you will have assented
they will have assented
Future perfect continuous
I will have been assenting
you will have been assenting
he/she/it will have been assenting
we will have been assenting
you will have been assenting
they will have been assenting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would assent
you would assent
he/she/it would assent
we would assent
you would assent
they would assent
Conditional continuous
I would be assenting
you would be assenting
he/she/it would be assenting
we would be assenting
you would be assenting
they would be assenting
Conditional perfect
I would have assent
you would have assent
he/she/it would have assent
we would have assent
you would have assent
they would have assent
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been assenting
you would have been assenting
he/she/it would have been assenting
we would have been assenting
you would have been assenting
they would have been assenting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you assent
we let´s assent
you assent
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
assenting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
9 QUOTES WITH «ASSENT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
assent.
Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the other prophets would not have given assent to those things which were revealed to them from God without any intervening help of the church.
As marriage and the family institution constitute the foundation and chief cornerstone of civil society, it is of the greatest moment that the marriage-tie should never be dissolved save for the most urgent reason. I cannot assent, however, to the doctrine that it should never be dissolved at all.
Indeed upon much that may have to say, I expect rather the charitable judgment than the full assent of those whose approbation I could most wish to win.
Justifying faith is not a naked assent to the truths of the gospel.
Nowadays, what an award gives is a sense of solidarity with the poetry guild, as it were: sustenance coming from the assent of your peers on the judging panel.
So too, in forming a constitution, or in enacting rules of procedure, or making canons, the people do not merely passively assent, but actively cooperate. They have, in all these matters, the same authority as the clergy.
Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.
If creators of Christian culture hope to produce work that will bear good fruit, we must draw our life from the true source - our living Savior. He is real. He is present. But all too often we reduce him to an abstraction, giving him intellectual assent, but not our hearts.
I am a fairly orthodox Christian. Every Sunday, I say and do my best to mean the whole of the Creed, which is a series of propositions. But it is still a mistake to suppose that it is assent to the propositions that makes you a believer. It is the feelings that are primary.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSENT»
Discover the use of
assent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
assent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Argumentation Theory and the Rhetoric of
Assent
Contemporary essays address the central problem of power in assent rhetoric.
David Cratis Williams, Michael David Hazen, 1990
2
Modern Dogma and the Rhetoric of
Assent
When should I change my mind? What can I believe and what must I doubt? In this new "philosophy of good reasons" Wayne C. Booth exposes five dogmas of modernism that have too often inhibited efforts to answer these questions.
3
Assent and Argument: Studies in Cicero's Academic Books : ...
These ten essays on Cicero's "Academic Books" (the "Academia" and "Lucullus") deal with various aspects of Academic scepticism, ancient epistemology, and the history of the Academy.
Brad Inwood, Jaap Mansfeld, 1997
4
Invocation and
Assent: The Making and Remaking of ...
In Invocation and Assent Jason Vickers charts this crucial theological shift, illuminating the origins of indifference to the Trinity found in many quarters of Christianity today.
5
Warranting
Assent: Case Studies in Argument Evaluation
This book is a book about how individuals decide that arguments (or excuses) are valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak, ethical or unethical, with many examples and applications.
6
Rites of
Assent: Two Novellas
Abd al-Hakim Qasim (1935-1990), one of modern Egypt's great novelists, began writing short stories while imprisoned for his leftwing politics under the Nasser regime in the 1960s.
ʻAbd al-Ḥakīm Qāsim, 1995
7
X-Marks: Native Signatures of
Assent
These x-marks indicated coercion (because the treaties were made under unfair conditions), resistance (because they were often met with protest), and acquiescence (to both a European modernity and the end of a particular moment of Indian ...
Scott Richard Lyons, 2010
8
The Importance of
Assent: A Theory of Coercion and Dignity
In this book, Van der Rijt argues powerfully that this respect for persons’ moral agency must also encompass respect for their subjective moral judgments – even when these judgments can be shown to be fundamentally flawed.
Jan-Willem Van der Rijt, 2011
9
Contracts: Examples & Explanations
Therefore, while contracts are consensual relationships and we do like to think of
them as a genuine ''meeting of the minds,'' the minds of parties often may not be
in true accord, even though their manifestations of assent appear to be ...
10
Equality ACT: Impact Assessment: Final Version (Royal
Assent)
Equality ACT : Impact Assessment: Final Version (Royal Assent)
Great Britain Government Equalities Office, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSENT»
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assent is used in the context of the following news items.
Welsh Planning Act gets royal assent
Legislation that enables the creation in Wales of a national development framework, statutory sub-regional plans and national-level ... «PlanningResource, Jul 15»
36 governors assent to Sh38 billion hospital equipment deal
President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto inspect medical equipment presented at State House by Cheng Minghe of Mindray ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
Court holds that evidence of clickwrap assent not always sufficient …
On June 29, in Jim Schumacher, LLC v. Spireon, Inc., Civ. Action No. 3:12-cv-00625-TWP-CCS, a Tennessee federal judge denied the motion ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
Canada: Bill C-59 Receives Royal Assent – Certain Amendments To …
Force majeure – Under this provision, extension of time limits in unforeseen circumstances will be allowed. This provision allows the Canadian ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
Legislation for employee share schemes receives Royal Assent
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has made available templates for an Employee Option Plan and an Employee Letter of Offer that are ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
Small Cause courts Bills get President assent
GANDHINAGAR: President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to two key bills, namely, `The Presidency Small Cause Courts Bill-2015` and ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
Investment Manager Regime receives royal assent
With the Investment Manager Regime (IMR) finally passing into law, foreign fund managers must determine whether they qualify for a tax ... «InvestorDaily, Jul 15»
ASF tasks Buhari on speedy assent to anti-torture bill
The group called on Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari to speedily assent to the anti-torture bill already passed by the 7th National ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
Australia's Investment Manager Regime receives Royal Assent
Australia's Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No.1) Bill 2015 received Royal Assent on June 25, 2015. Therefore ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
Canadian Budget Measures Receive Royal Assent
With [the] Royal Assent, I am proud to say that we have delivered on our promise, and invested in job creation, economic growth, and long-term ... «Tax-news.com, Jun 15»
