How to pronounce assent in British English
“assent” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to assent the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “assent” in: all accents · American English (47 clips)
“assent” in real sentences — British speakers
360 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> Ian Blackford indicated assent.
UK Parliament
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Rwanda Bill gets royal assent.
The Scottish Parliament
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than six months after royal assent.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “assent”
Words one sound away from assent — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of assent. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.