Definition of "consents" [consents]

• Plural form of consent. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consent. (verb)

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• "The honour of the family is safe only till this adventuress consents, _consents_ to accept his hand!"
• "If the next of kin consents, after attempts to resuscitate the decedent have failed they'll keep the "potential organ donor" on a ventilator and rush him or her to Bellevue Medical Center to remove the organs."
• "A parent who initiates sex with a child - even if the child is grown, and even if he or she eventually "consents" - is taking advantage of the parent-child bond, a bond that could easily make the child feel it's not okay to say no."