consent
verb (used without object)
to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive).
are consenting
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present progressiveof consent.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Unless individuals "opt out" on the NHS Organ Donor Register, the law assumes they are consenting to organ donation, although ultimately families still have the final say.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
“There’s been situations in the past where we really do monitor them, we cut them off, we make sure people are consenting — and these are the things you don’t see,” Rajabi continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Their parents are consenting to the surgery often based on not clear understanding, but very much with the best interest of children at heart.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
“Ideally people are consenting, and there’s no deception.”
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 22, 2022
As it stands, they are consenting very ungracefully, but as a matter of family pride, intend to give Linda a big wedding.
From Big Timber A Story of the Northwest by Bertrand W. Sinclair
