consign
verb (used with object)
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed byto ).
consigns
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present tense formof consign (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Hoyer consigns Weirich’s wartime experiences to an epilogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It consigns out-of-form Fakhar Zaman to the bench at least in the short term, while also adding strength to the batting lineup that is so dependent on Babar and Mohammed Rizwan.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
It consigns out-of-form Fakhar Zaman to the bench at least in the short term, while also adding strength to the batting lineup that is so dependent on captain Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
"We will not give up... the alternative consigns us to a watery grave," Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davies said.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022
And Cora is hurried into a cab, closely followed by old Verage, who chatters his doubtful consolation, and laughs his eldritch laughter, and finally consigns her to prison to answer to a charge of swindling.
From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lawrence L. Lynch
