verbfourth conjugation
cōnsentiō
cōnsentiō (present infinitive cōnsentīre, perfect active cōnsēnsī, supine cōnsēnsum)
Classical[kõːˈsɛn.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[konˈsɛn.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- to agree, accord, harmonize
- to unite upon
- to plot or conspire
- to assent to, to consent to do something specific
virum autem cum timore tuo non libidine mea consensi suscipere
But a husband I consented to take, with thy fear, not with my lust.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Tobiae.3.18nec in venerem ruat ita ut mente etiam conpati videatur, set usum sui prebens animo non consentiente misceatur.
She should not rush into sexual activity in such a way that she still appears to be mentally suffering, and though offering herself, copulates disagreeablyCaelius Aurelianus and Mustio, Gynaecia 2.64
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
idem volō, annuōcōnsentiō -īre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 5
idem sentiōcōnsentiō -īre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 2
agree
cōnsentiō -īre, -sēnsī — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnsentiō | cōnsentiēbam | cōnsentiam | cōnsēnsī | cōnsēnseram | cōnsēnserō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnsentīs | cōnsentiēbās | cōnsentiēs | cōnsēnsistī | cōnsēnserās | cōnsēnseris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnsentit | cōnsentiēbat | cōnsentiet | cōnsēnsit | cōnsēnserat | cōnsēnserit |
| 1st pl. | cōnsentīmus | cōnsentiēbāmus | cōnsentiēmus | cōnsēnsimus | cōnsēnserāmus | cōnsēnserimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnsentītis | cōnsentiēbātis | cōnsentiētis | cōnsēnsistis | cōnsēnserātis | cōnsēnseritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnsentiunt | cōnsentiēbant | cōnsentient | cōnsēnsērunt cōnsēnsēre | cōnsēnserant | cōnsēnserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnsentiam | cōnsentīrem | cōnsēnserim | cōnsēnsissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnsentiās | cōnsentīrēs | cōnsēnserīs | cōnsēnsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnsentiat | cōnsentīret | cōnsēnserit | cōnsēnsisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnsentiāmus | cōnsentīrēmus | cōnsēnserīmus | cōnsēnsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnsentiātis | cōnsentīrētis | cōnsēnserītis | cōnsēnsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnsentiant | cōnsentīrent | cōnsēnserint | cōnsēnsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnsentior | cōnsentiēbar | cōnsentiar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnsentīris cōnsentīre | cōnsentiēbāris cōnsentiēbāre | cōnsentiēris cōnsentiēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnsentītur | cōnsentiēbātur | cōnsentiētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnsentīmur | cōnsentiēbāmur | cōnsentiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnsentīminī | cōnsentiēbāminī | cōnsentiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnsentiuntur | cōnsentiēbantur | cōnsentientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnsentiar | cōnsentīrer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnsentiāris cōnsentiāre | cōnsentīrēris cōnsentīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnsentiātur | cōnsentīrētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnsentiāmur | cōnsentīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnsentiāminī | cōnsentīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnsentiantur | cōnsentīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnsentī | cōnsentīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnsentīte | cōnsentīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnsentītō | cōnsentītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnsentītō | cōnsentītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnsentītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnsentiuntō | cōnsentiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnsentīre | cōnsentīrī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnsēnsisse | cōnsēnsum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnsēnsūrum esse | cōnsēnsum īrī |
| present participle | cōnsentiēns cōnsentiente, cōnsentientem, cōnsentientēs, cōnsentientī, cōnsentientia, cōnsentientibus, cōnsentientis, cōnsentientīs, cōnsentientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnsēnsus |
| future participle | cōnsēnsūrus cōnsēnsūra, cōnsēnsūrā, cōnsēnsūrae, cōnsēnsūram, cōnsēnsūrārum, cōnsēnsūrās, cōnsēnsūre, cōnsēnsūrī, cōnsēnsūrīs, cōnsēnsūrō, cōnsēnsūrōrum, cōnsēnsūrōs, cōnsēnsūrum | cōnsentiendus cōnsentiundus, cōnsentienda, cōnsentiendā, cōnsentiendae, cōnsentiendam, cōnsentiendārum, cōnsentiendās, cōnsentiende, cōnsentiendīs, cōnsentiendōrum, cōnsentiendōs |
gerundcōnsentiendī, cōnsentiendō, cōnsentiendumsupinecōnsēnsum, cōnsēnsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- una et consentiens vox est
- all are unanimous.
- consentire, idem sentire cum aliquo
- to agree with a person.
- omnes (uno ore) in hac re consentiunt
- all agree on this point.
- totius mundi convenientia et consensus
- the perfect harmony of the universe.
- uno, communi, summo or omnium consensu (Tusc. 1. 15. 35)
- unanimously.
con-sentĭo (also cosentĭo;
I. v. infra), sensi, sensum, 4, v. n. and a
I. = unā sentio, to feel together: multa (corpora, i. e. substances) Quae neque conecti potuere neque intus Vitalis motus consentire atque imitari, Lucr. 2, 717 Lachm.; cf.:
consentire animam totam per membra videmus, id. 3, 153; Scrib. Comp. 104.—II. To agree, accord, harmonize with a person or thing; to assert unitedly, determine in common, decree, to unite upon something accordantly, etc. (freq and class. in prose and poetry); constr with cum, inter se, the dat., or absol. of person; and with the acc., de, ad, in, the inf.. causā, or absol. of the thing.
A. Lit., with personal subjects.
1. In a good sense, with acc. and inf.: HONC. OINO. PLOIRVME. COSENTIONT. ROMAI. DVONORO. OPTVMO. FVISE. VIRO ... LVCIOM. SCIPIONE., etc. (i. e. hunc unum plurimi consentiunt Romanum bonorum optimum fuisse virum ... Lucium Scipionem), inscription of the Scipios, C. I. L. 1, 32: Wordsworth, Fragm, and Spec. p. 160; cf. Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 116; and id. Sen. 17, 61:
omnes mortales unā mente consentiunt, omnia arma eorum, qui haec salva velint, contra illam pestem esse capienda, id. Phil. 4, 3, 7; so Quint. 1, 10, 33; 2, 15, 36 al.; Tac. A. 6, 28 al.—With inf.: seu quicquid ubique magnificum est in claritatem ejus (sc. Herculis) referre consensimus, Tac. G. 34 fin.—With de de amicitiae utilitate omnes uno ore consentiunt, Cic. Lael. 23, 86; so id. Phil. 1, 9, 21: cum aliquo de aliquā re, id. Ac. 2, 42. 131.—With cum: consentire cum aliquā re, verbis discrepare, Cic. Fin. 4, 26, 72: cum his (oratoribus) philosophi consentiunt, Quint. 2, 17, 2; so Suet. Aug. 58.—With dat.: illis superioribus, Quint. 2, 15, 32; so id. 5, 14, 33: sibi ipse, Cic. Off. 1, 2, 5; cf. id. Clu. 22, 60: cui parti, Quint. 5, 14, 9: iis, quibus delectantur, id. 5, 11, 19: studiis alicujus, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 65 al.—With adversus: adversus maleficium omne consensimus, Sen. Ben. 3, 6, 2: adversus patrem cum amicis, Val. Max. 9, 11, ext. 3.—With ad: parvo exercitu, sed ad benevolentiam erga nos consentiente, Cic. Att. 5, 18, 2; id. Tusc. 3, 2, 3; id. N. D. 2, 23, 60; 2, 46, 119; id. Cat. 4, 7, 15; 4, 9, 18; cf.: ad rem publicam conservandam, id. Phil. 4, 4, 10: ad decernendum triumphum, Liv. 36, 40, 10: ad necem ejus, id. 39, 50, 6: ad indutias, Suet. Calig. 5.—With in: in homine non, ut omne, omnia in unum consentientia, sed singulis membris suum cuique consilium, Liv. 2, 32, 9: in hoc non contumaciter consentio, Quint. 11, 3, 11; cf.: consentire in asserendā libertate, Suet. Calig. 60: puro pioque duello quaerendas censeo itaque consentio consciscoque, old formula of voting in Liv. 1, 32, 12.—With ut: senatus ... censuit consensit conscivit ut bellum cum priscis Latinis fieret, old formula for declaring war, Liv. 1, 32, 13.—With ne: constat, ad alia discordes in uno adversus patrum voluntatem consensisse, ne dicerent dictatorem, Liv. 4, 26, 7.—With acc. rei: consensit et senatus bellum, i. e. has voted, decreed war, Liv. 8, 6, 8: bellum erat consensum, id. 1, 32, 12: consensa in posterum diem contio, id. 24, 38, 11.—With inf.: si consenserint possessores non vendere, quid futurum est? Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 15. —Impers.: de prioribus consentitur, Tac. A. 1, 13: inter plurimos consensum est duas esse partes, Quint. 9, 1, 17; 5, 10, 12; Liv. 9, 7, 7; so, consensum est, ut, etc., id. 30, 24, 11.—2. In a bad sense, to agree to any wrong, to join in, to plot together, conspire, take part in, etc.:
neque se cum Belgis reliquis consensisse, neque contra populum Romanum omnino conjurasse, Caes. B. G. 2, 3; so id. ib. fin.: belli faciendi causā, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 8, § 18: urbem inflammare, id. Phil. 2, 7, 17: quod consensisset cum Hispanis quibusdam ... eum (Pompeium) comprehendere, id. Fam. 6, 18, 2: ad prodendam Hannibali urbem Romanam, Liv. 27, 9, 14: ad aliquem opprimendum, Nep. Dat. 5, 2: quod undique abierat, antequam consentirent, Liv. 23, 28, 4; so absol., id. 34, 49, 9 al.—B. Transf., with inanimate subjects, to accord, agree, harmonize with, to fit, suit, etc.
(a). With cum: sed mihi ne utiquam cor consentit cum oculorum aspectu, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52; cf.:
cum vultus Domitii cum oratione non consentiret, Caes. B. C. 1, 19; Quint. 11, 1, 2; 11, 3, 113; 11, 3, 122: secum ipsa (oratio; together with sibi constet), Cic. Univ. 3; id. Brut. 38, 141: precor ... ut vestrae mentes atque sententiae cum populi Romani voluntatibus suffragiisque consentiant, id. Mur. 1, 1; Dig. 46, 4, 14.—(b). With inter se:
(pulchritudo corporis) delectat hoc ipso, quod inter se omnes partes cum quodam lepore consentiunt, Cic. Off. 1, 28, 98; Quint. 5, 7, 29.—(g). With dat.:
si personis, si temporibus, si locis ea quae narrantur consentiunt, Cic. Part. Or. 9, 32; id. Phil. 1, 1, 2; id. Att. 7, 3, 3; Quint. 11, 3, 65; 11, 3, 164 al.: sibi ipsa lex, id. 2, 4, 37.—(d). Absol., Lucr. 3, 170; 2, 915; 3, 154:
ratio nostra consentit, pugnat oratio, etc., Cic. Fin. 3, 3, 10: judicationem et statum semper consentire, Quint. 3, 11, 20: nisi ab imo ad summum omnibus intenta nervis consentiat (cithara), id. 2, 8, 15: utrumque nostrum incredibili modo Consentit astrum, Hor. C. 2, 17, 22.—Hence, 1. con-sentĭens, entis, P. a., agreeing, accordant, unanimous:
tanta rerum consentiens, conspirans, continuata cognatio, Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19: cujus de laudibus omnium esset fama consentiens, id. Sen. 17, 61: animi, id. Div. 2, 58, 119: consilium omnis vitae, id. Tusc. 5, 25, 72.—Abl. consentiente and -ti: hominum consentiente auctoritate contenti non sumus? Cic. Div. 1, 39, 84; so, consentiente voce, Suet. Galb. 13; on the other hand, clamore consentienti pugnam poscunt, Liv. 10, 40, 1.—2. consensus, a, um, Part., agreed upon:
consensis quibusdam et concessis, Gell. 15, 26, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-sentiō sēnsī, sēnsus, īre,
to agree, accord, harmonize, assert unitedly, determine in common, decree, unite upon: hunc consentiunt gentes primarium fuisse: populo R. consentiente, with the approval of: consensit et senatus bellum, i. e. has decreed war, L.: de amicitiae utilitate: vestrae mentes cum populi R. voluntatibus: superioribus iudiciis: virtute ad communem salutem: ad conservandam rem p.: in quā causā omnes ordines: in hoc, L.: in formam luctūs, L.: consensa in posterum diem contio, called by consent, L.: senatus censuit consensit ut bellum fieret, L. (old formula): bellum erat consensum, L.: consensisse, ne dicerent dictatorem, L.: possessiones non vendere.— To agree, join, plot together, conspire, take part: factum defendite vestrum, Consensistis enim, O.: cum Belgis reliquis, Cs.: belli faciendi causā: ad prodendam Hannibali urbem, L. — To accord, agree, harmonize with, fit, suit: in homine omnia in unum consentientia, in an harmonious whole, L.: cum voltus Domitii cum oratione non consentiret, Cs.: inter se omnes partes (corporis) consentiunt: his principiis reliqua consentiebant: suis studiis, approve, H.: ratio nostra consentit, pugnat oratio.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnsentiō
Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Latin cōnsentiō From con- (“together”) + sentiō (“to sense”).
Descendants
- Catalanconsentir
- Englishconsent
- Frenchconsentir
- Italianconsentire
- Portugueseconsentir
- Romanianconsimți
- Spanishconsentir
- Galicianconsentir
- Siciliancunzèntiri