consign
verb (used with object)
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed byto ).
has consigned
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present perfectof consign (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Zverev insists he has consigned those previous experiences to the past.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
This state of affairs is nothing new—L.A. has consigned an entire neighborhood to the street homeless—but what is new is the sense that we might, finally, be able to do something about it.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2021
But a recent 4-5-1 slump that included games in which they gave up at least four goals four times has consigned them to battle for second with Edmonton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2017
By waiting, he has consigned himself to pay a higher rate if and when he does buy television time.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2015
As you know, statesmanship is a great passion with the South and she is not going to remain contented in the position of impotent isolation to which her repressionist element has consigned her.
From The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist by Robert E. Bell
