0 past simple and past participle of consent --
1 to agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something: --
My aunt never married because her father wouldn't consent to her marriage.
[ + to infinitive ] Very reluctantly, I've consented to lend her my car.
Of the 1266 who met eligibility criteria, 1007 (80 %) consented to participate.
A number of carers consented both to individual and joint interviews.
Of those families of participants randomly selected from the seventh grade enrollment, 83.9% consented to participate.
Those who consented were re-interviewed two months later.
All 41 first grade teachers from all 19 schools consented to participate in the study.
If the information outstrips what has been consented to, there is a problem with simply disclosing the information.
Each classmate whose parents consented for their child to participate was interviewed by a researcher.
Everyone consented to being recorded, and conversations were later transcribed.
