consign
verb (used with object)
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed byto ).
consigned
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past participleof consign.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof consign.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
consignverb (used with object)to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed byto ).
Example Sentences
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That we were consigned to history, that a majority at the general election, let alone a landslide majority, was impossible.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
When she was consigned to a sale in the summer of 2021, he bought her with Hidden Brook for $135,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
The decision consigned women's football to park pitches and small venues for half a century before the decision was overturned in 1971.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Raul Garcia's superb 90th-minute strike consigned leaders Real Madrid to a 2-1 defeat at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday, in a blow to their title hopes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
The lettuce was consigned to commission merchants in New York at a fine price.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
