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Galician
Etymology
From Latin assentīre.
Verb
asentir (first-person singular present asinto, third-person singular present asente, first-person singular preterite asentín, past participle asentido)
- to assent; to consent; to agree
Conjugation
Conjugation of asentir (i-e alternation in present singular)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin assentīre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asenˈtiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: a‧sen‧tir
Verb
asentir (first-person singular present asiento, first-person singular preterite asentí, past participle asentido)
- (intransitive) to nod (to incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement)
- Synonym: asentir con la cabeza
- (intransitive) to agree, to consent
- Synonym: consentir
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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