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consenting to help

[/kənˈsentɪŋ tu help/]
verb phrase
consentindo em ajudar
1. agreeing or giving permission to provide assistance or support to someone
She is consenting to help with the project after much deliberation.
Ela está consentindo em ajudar com o projeto após muita deliberação.
2. voluntarily agreeing to render aid or service
By consenting to help, he took responsibility for the task.
Ao consentir em ajudar, ele assumiu responsabilidade pela tarefa.
NYC Slang
down to help
Synonyms
agreeing to helpwilling to helpacceding to helpassenting to helpapproving to help
Antonyms
refusing to helpdeclining to helprejecting helpwithholding assistance

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
consentindo em ajudar
standard usage
Portugal
consentindo em ajudar
standard usage; may also use 'concordando em ajudar'
São Paulo
topando ajudar
informal colloquial variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

lend a hand
willing to lend support
give someone a hand
estar disposto a ajudar
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