consent
verb (used without object)
to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive).
consents
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pluralof consent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof consent (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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By claiming that “it is unconstitutional for biological parents to transfer their parental rights,” Jay told me, Uthmeier’s argument “sweeps in” adoption consents, too.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
The board cited uncertainty in obtaining client consents and questioned Victory Capital’s $500 million synergy estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
And he can remain on our soil only when the sovereign — in the U.S., that’s “We the People” — consents to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
"Shell, Equinor and Ithaca," wrote Lord Ericht, "knew or ought to have known at the time that the consents were granted that the law was uncertain."
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2025
He fumbles with the lighter before it consents to spark.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
