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consented

Syllables: con·sent·ed/kənˈsɛntɪd/

consented is the simple past and past participle of consent.

Meaning of consent

Verb

consent (third-person singular simple present consents, present participle consenting, simple past and past participle consented)

  1. (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
    • After reflecting a little bit, I've decided to consent to her practising the piano in the house.
    Antonyms:
    disagree, object, oppose
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To cause to sign a consent form.
    • When the patient was consented to enter the study and registered, a telephone call was made to research assistant2002, T Usmani with KD O'Brien, HV Worthington, S Derwent, et al., “A randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of canine lacebacks with reference to canine tip”, in Journal of...
  3. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
    • Interpreters […] will not consent it to be a true story.1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC
  4. (intransitive) To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
    • And Saul was consenting unto his death.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 8:1

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Adjective

consented (not comparable)

  1. To which consent has been given; agreed to.
    Antonyms:
    unconsented

Antonyms of consented

Phrases with consented

Questions about consented

What does consented mean?
Consented means to which consent has been given; agreed to.
What is consented the simple past and past participle of?
Consented is the simple past and past participle of consent.
What part of speech is consented?
Consented is an adjective.
How do you pronounce consented?
Consented is pronounced /kənˈsɛntɪd/.

Words near consented in the dictionary

  1. consentable
  2. consentaneity
  3. consentaneous
  4. consentaneously
  5. consentaneousness
  6. consented
  7. consentedst
  8. consentee
  9. consentees
  10. consenter
  11. consenters

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