Asentar (en. Settle)

[aˈsentar]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To place or fix something in a location.

They set up the tent at the camp.

Asentaron la tienda en el campamento.

To provide a foundation or basis for an idea.

It is necessary to establish the foundations of the project.

Es necesario asentar las bases del proyecto.

To acknowledge or accept something as true.

I nodded, indicating that I agreed.

Asentí con la cabeza, indicando que estaba de acuerdo.

From the Latin 'assentare', which means 'to subject to settlement'.

to establish the foundations

To establish the principles or foundations of something.

asentar las bases

to reach an agreement

To reach a consensus and formalize it.

asentar un acuerdo

to imprint in memory

To engrave or remember something in the mind.

asentar en la memoria

settlement

Action and effect of placing; it generally refers to a colony or place where a population is established.

asentamiento

settler

A person who sets or establishes something in a place.

asentador

To settle a matter

I'm going to settle a matter with my boss.

Voy a asentar un asunto con mi jefe.

To nod in agreement

When you understand something, you nod your head in acceptance!

Cuando entiendes algo, ¡asientas la cabeza en señal de aceptación!