consent
verb (used without object)
to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive).
have consented
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present perfectof consent.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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There’s a lot of work in the ambient space, where A.I. can listen after patients have consented and help generate notes.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Its target was “negative option” programs, in which businesses assume customers have consented for automatic renewals unless the customers explicitly cancel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
Under this potential scenario, Kohberger himself would not have consented for his DNA profile to be used in such a way, Gurney said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
In this letter, dated 20 May 1996, Diana also wrote: "If I had known a year ago what I'd experience going through this divorce, I'd never have consented - it's desperate and ugly."
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023
I would have consented to live under the most rigid type of dictatorship, for I felt that dictatorships, too, defined the use of men, however degrading that use might be.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
