Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dissent
Participle: dissented
Gerund: dissenting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dissent |
| you | dissent |
| he;she;it | dissents |
| we | dissent |
| you | dissent |
| they | dissent |
Perfect
| I | have dissented |
| you | have dissented |
| he;she;it | has dissented |
| we | have dissented |
| you | have dissented |
| they | have dissented |
Past
| I | dissented |
| you | dissented |
| he;she;it | dissented |
| we | dissented |
| you | dissented |
| they | dissented |
Pluperfect
| I | had dissented |
| you | had dissented |
| he;she;it | had dissented |
| we | had dissented |
| you | had dissented |
| they | had dissented |
Future
| I | will dissent |
| you | will dissent |
| he;she;it | will dissent |
| we | will dissent |
| you | will dissent |
| they | will dissent |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dissented |
| you | will have dissented |
| he;she;it | will have dissented |
| we | will have dissented |
| you | will have dissented |
| they | will have dissented |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dissent |
| you | dissent |
| he;she;it | dissent |
| we | dissent |
| you | dissent |
| they | dissent |
Perfect
| I | have dissented |
| you | have dissented |
| he;she;it | have dissented |
| we | have dissented |
| you | have dissented |
| they | have dissented |
Imperfect
| I | dissented |
| you | dissented |
| he;she;it | dissented |
| we | dissented |
| you | dissented |
| they | dissented |
Pluperfect
| I | had dissented |
| you | had dissented |
| he;she;it | had dissented |
| we | had dissented |
| you | had dissented |
| they | had dissented |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dissent |
| you | would dissent |
| he;she;it | would dissent |
| we | would dissent |
| you | would dissent |
| they | would dissent |
Perfect
| I | would have dissented |
| you | would have dissented |
| he;she;it | would have dissented |
| we | would have dissented |
| you | would have dissented |
| they | would have dissented |
Imperative
| you | dissent |
| we | Let's dissent |
| you | dissent |
Verbs conjugated like 'dissent'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dissent'
disseat,
dissect,
dissert,
assent,
disassent,
disbend,
discept,
discosent,
disgest,
disject,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to be different
- differ
- To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
- differ
- disagree
- oppose, differ, contradict, rebel, refuse
Antonyms
- to give approval
- decline, deny, disapprove, disassent, object, oppose, reject, assent
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1425, Scottish, from L.
dissentire "differ in sentiments," from
dis- "differently" +
sentire "to feel, think."
Dissenter in the religious sense is from 1639; with a capital
D- from 1679.
"Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime." [Jacob Bronowski]
2. From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentiō, dissentīre (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentiō, sentīre (see sense). See: Latin '
dissentiō'.
Verbs referencing "dissent"
Spanish
disentir.
Sample Sentences
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Where a trustee refuses either to assent or dissent, the Court will itself exercise his authority. [1827, Thomas Jarman, Powell's Essay on Devises, section 2.293:]
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Those who openly dissented from the acts which the King had carried through the Parliament. [1830, Isaac D'Israeli, Commentaries on the Life and Reign of Charles the First, 3.9.207:]
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Some are so eristical and teasty, that they will not ... bear with any that dissent. [1654, John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon the Book of Job, section 33.32:]
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Natural reason dictates, that motion ought to be assigned to the bodies, which in kind and essence most agree with those bodies which do undoubtedly move, and rest to those which most dissent from them. [1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2)]
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If the public dissent from our views, we say that they ought to concur with us. [1871, George Grote, Fragments on Ethical Subjects, section 2.37:]
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it was wholly unlawful, in any thing to dissent from him [[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):]