consent
verb (used without object)
to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive).
consented
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past participleof consent.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 consent.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
consentverb (used without object)to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive).
Example Sentences
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Although 88 agents consented to the forensic imaging of their personal phones, Robbins said none of those had been imaged at the time of the hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
North Korea consented to freeze its illicit nuclear work and eventually allow full inspections in exchange for a multibillion-dollar package of civilian nuclear power and oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Highland Independent councillor Thomas MacLennan said the property would sit "more comfortably" in the landscape than the previously consented property.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Ecuador said that its officials had not consented to ICE entering the consulate.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
Much against her will, Jo at length consented to sacrifice a day to Mrs. Grundy, and help her sister through what she regarded as ‘a nonsensical business’.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
