How to pronounce assent in American English
“assent” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to assent the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “assent” in: all accents · British English (360 clips)
“assent” in real sentences — American speakers
47 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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shall dare to deny their assent to any impositions that shall be directed?
US National Archives
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And we are going to hold Recommendation 65 so please unmute and indicate your assent
Census Bureau
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So -- and I also wanted to emphasize that the transparency with consent and assent in
CDC
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.