What part of speech is consenting?

Consenting can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. consenting is a verb, gerund of consent (infinitive).
  • 2. consenting is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more consenting
    most consenting
  • Positive: consenting 
  • Comparative: more consenting
  • Superlative: most consenting

What does consenting mean?

Definitions

Adjective

consenting - having given consent; "consenting adults"

Verb

consent - To express willingness, to give permission.
consent - To cause to sign a consent form.

Examples of consenting

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Consenting adults.
2. verb We insist that no one, especially the state, is allowed to coerce people into marriage or bar two consenting adults, whether of the same or differing genders, from forming the family unit that lets them be more fully loving, thus more fully human.
3. verb The young man tricked me into consenting.
4. verb What consenting adults do behind closed doors is not my business.
5. verb Layla was consenting to that.
6. verb But he in no wise consenting to that wicked act said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house: Neither is there any thing which is not in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife; how then can I do this wicked thing, and sin against my God?
7. verb We will only consent on that condition.
8. verb I refuse to consent to that plan.
9. verb I cannot consent to your going alone.
10. verb I will consent to the divorce.
11. verb I was able to get my parents to consent to my marriage.
12. verb I took it for granted that he would consent.
13. verb His mother will not consent to his going there alone.
14. verb They will not consent to your proposal.
15. verb He did not consent to his daughter's marriage.
16. verb I was wondering if you might consent to an interview for my paper.
17. noun He indicated his consent.
Sentence  
adj.
Consenting adults.
verb
We insist that no one, especially the state, is allowed to coerce people into marriage or bar two consenting adults, whether of the same or differing genders, from forming the family unit that lets them be more fully loving, thus more fully human.
The young man tricked me into consenting.
What consenting adults do behind closed doors is not my business.
Layla was consenting to that.
But he in no wise consenting to that wicked act said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house: Neither is there any thing which is not in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife; how then can I do this wicked thing, and sin against my God?
We will only consent on that condition.
I refuse to consent to that plan.
I cannot consent to your going alone.
I will consent to the divorce.
I was able to get my parents to consent to my marriage.
I took it for granted that he would consent.
His mother will not consent to his going there alone.
They will not consent to your proposal.
He did not consent to his daughter's marriage.
I was wondering if you might consent to an interview for my paper.
noun
He indicated his consent.

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