consign
verb (used with object)
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed byto ).
have consigned
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present perfectof consign.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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A loss would have consigned the defending champion to the playoffs – a nightmare for a nation that missed out on the past two World Cups because of playoff defeats to Sweden and North Macedonia.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
This year the major auction houses planning sales in the coastal enclave have consigned more cars than ever estimated to be worth more than $1 million.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Liberal Democrat Layla Moran, who has campaigned for the change, said she was "elated that we have consigned this archaic and cruel law to history".
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2022
Or if they had already slipped through, he’d have consigned them to the “Burma Road” — the cheap seats far from the stage, and from the ballplayers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2020
True, he detested his blue glasses and would gladly have consigned them to the ash barrel.
From Christopher and the Clockmakers by William F. (William Frederick) Stecher
