Meaning of "consign" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONSIGN

From Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, sign.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONSIGN

consign  [kənˈsaɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSIGN

Consign is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb consign in English.

WHAT DOES CONSIGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Consignment

Consignment is the act of consigning, which is placing any material in the hand of another, but retaining ownership until the goods are sold or person is transferred. This may be done for shipping, transfer of goods to auction, or for sale in a store. To consign means to send and therefore consignment means sending goods to another person. In case of consignment goods are sent to the agent for the purpose of sale. The ownership of these goods remains with the sender. The agent sells the goods on behalf of the sender, according to his instructions. The sender of goods is known as consignor and the agent is known as the consignee. Features of consignment are: ▪ The relation between the two parties is that of consignor and consignee and not that of buyer and seller ▪ The consignor is entitled to receive all the expenses in connection with consignment ▪ The consignee is not responsible for damage of goods during transport or any other procedure ▪ Goods are sold at the risk of consignor. The profit or loss belongs to consignor only A consignor who consigns goods to a consignee transfers possession but not ownership of the goods to the consignee.

Definition of consign in the English dictionary

The first definition of consign in the dictionary is to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust. Other definition of consign is to commit irrevocably. Consign is also to commit for admittance.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONSIGN

PRESENT

Present

I consign

you consign

he/she/it consigns

we consign

you consign

they consign

Present continuous

I am consigning

you are consigning

he/she/it is consigning

we are consigning

you are consigning

they are consigning

Present perfect

I have consigned

you have consigned

he/she/it has consigned

we have consigned

you have consigned

they have consigned

Present perfect continuous

I have been consigning

you have been consigning

he/she/it has been consigning

we have been consigning

you have been consigning

they have been consigning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I consigned

you consigned

he/she/it consigned

we consigned

you consigned

they consigned

Past continuous

I was consigning

you were consigning

he/she/it was consigning

we were consigning

you were consigning

they were consigning

Past perfect

I had consigned

you had consigned

he/she/it had consigned

we had consigned

you had consigned

they had consigned

Past perfect continuous

I had been consigning

you had been consigning

he/she/it had been consigning

we had been consigning

you had been consigning

they had been consigning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will consign

you will consign

he/she/it will consign

we will consign

you will consign

they will consign

Future continuous

I will be consigning

you will be consigning

he/she/it will be consigning

we will be consigning

you will be consigning

they will be consigning

Future perfect

I will have consigned

you will have consigned

he/she/it will have consigned

we will have consigned

you will have consigned

they will have consigned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been consigning

you will have been consigning

he/she/it will have been consigning

we will have been consigning

you will have been consigning

they will have been consigning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would consign

you would consign

he/she/it would consign

we would consign

you would consign

they would consign

Conditional continuous

I would be consigning

you would be consigning

he/she/it would be consigning

we would be consigning

you would be consigning

they would be consigning

Conditional perfect

I would have consign

you would have consign

he/she/it would have consign

we would have consign

you would have consign

they would have consign

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been consigning

you would have been consigning

he/she/it would have been consigning

we would have been consigning

you would have been consigning

they would have been consigning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you consign
we let´s consign
you consign

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to consign

Past participle

consigned

Present Participle

consigning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CONSIGN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «consign» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of consign

commit · convey · deliver · deposit · entrust · hand over · put away · relegate · ship · transfer · transmit

TRANSLATION OF CONSIGN

Find out the translation of consign to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of consign from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «consign» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 发落
• Translator English - Spanish: consignar
• English: consign
• Translator English - Hindi: सुपुर्द
• Translator English - Arabic: ودع
• Translator English - Russian: предать
• Translator English - Portuguese: consignar
• Translator English - Bengali: মজুত রাখা
• Translator English - French: confiner
• Translator English - Malay: Consign
• Translator English - German: abschieben
• Translator English - Japanese: 追いやる
• Translator English - Korean: ~에 내버려 두다
• Translator English - Javanese: Consign
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gởi
• Translator English - Tamil: ஒப்படை
• Translator English - Marathi: पाठवा
• Translator English - Turkish: sevketmek
• Translator English - Italian: relegare
• Translator English - Polish: komis
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зрадити
• Translator English - Romanian: expedia
• Translator English - Greek: παραδώστε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: besending
• Translator English - Swedish: förpassa
• Translator English - Norwegian: innlevere

2 QUOTES WITH «CONSIGN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word consign.

1

Brigid Brophy

I refuse to consign the whole male sex to the nursery. I insist on believing that some men are my equals.

2

Angela Carter

To pin your hopes upon the future is to consign those hopes to a hypothesis, which is to say, a nothingness. Here and now is what we must contend with.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSIGN»

Discover the use of consign in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to consign and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The A B C Universal Commercial Electric Telegraphic Code: ...

11804 Chooseth Advise you to consign to 11805 Choosing To whom am I (are we) to consign 11806 Chopness Wish me (us) to consign to your firm 11807 Choppant Advise you to consign the vessel to □ (me— us) 11808 Chopstick Can you ...

William Clauson-Thue, 1901

The A B C Universal Commercial Electric Telegraphic Code, ...

Have you considered Have fully considered Is considered satisfactory Is not considered satisfactory Is considered doubtful Is considered positive Is considered likely Is not considered likely Is (are) considered good for Consign. Advise you to ...

William Clauson-Thue, 1901

Western Union Telegraphic Code (Universal Edition).

Before we consign. . Before you consign. . Can consign. . Can get to consign. Cannot consign. . Cannot get — to consign. . Consign to. . Consign to agent at. . Consign to order of. . Consign to our order. Consign to your order. Do not consign .

International cable directory company, 1901

The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ...

I Acquitted by a true substantial form ;6 And present execution of our wills To us, and to our purposes, consign'd;7 6 — substantial form ;] That is, by a pardon of due form and legal validity. Johnson. 7 To us, and to our purposes, consign'd ...

William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, 1807

The twentieth century telegraph cipher code

Consign to order of Affavissem Consign to our order Affavisti Consign to order Affazzono Consigned to o.der of Affeage Consigned to us Affeagiste Consigned to you Affecerls Consigned to your order Affecero Consignee is not responsible ...

Lelie Jasper Guynes, 1900

English and Chinese pronouncing dictionary

Consign, (kon-sine') v. L or i. To give, send or set over, f#g; to consign, as a charge or trust, 2>tSf£, if aC^at > to consign a ship to a person, ftft!ijk£Afflt#i; to consign goods, ; to consign to writing, £J 5¥> > to consign one to corporal punishment, ...

Shang wu yin shu kuan, 1903

The Phrenological Journal, and Magazine of Moral Science

Dr Verity to consign, in the hands of an officer of court, the amount of the residue of the estate. On the 9th of August 1842, the " Cour Royale" pronounced a decree , finding that, as both parties are foreigners, the French tribunals cannot judge of  ...

English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...

CONSIGN. CONSIGN. their comfort, convenience, and le- spectability. We ought to have a consideration for all who are in our service, not to demand more of them than what we may reasonably expect : we ought at all times to have a regard ...

George Crabb, 1818

Judicial and statutory definitions of words and phrases

"To 'consign,' In the mercantile law, Is ordinarily to send or transmit the goods to a merchant or factor for sale." Powell v. Wallace, 25 Рас. 42, 43, 44 Kan. 656. In mercantile law, to "consign" Is ordinarily to send or transmit goods to a merchant  ...

West Publishing Company, 1904

The American encyclopædic dictionary

consign 1071 consistence Con-Sign' (ff silent), v. t. & i. [Fr. consigner; Ital. consegnare ; Sp. consignar, from Lat. consigno = to seal, to attest: con = cum = with, together, and signo— to seal ; signum=a seal.] A. Transitive : I. Ordinary Language: ...

S. J. Herrtage, John A. Williams, Robert Hunter, 1897

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSIGN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term consign is used in the context of the following news items.

If Greece's revolt spreads across Europe, Labour will be the loser

The very problem that Mr Blair hoped to consign to the past is now threatening his party's future. Far from being abolished, poverty is coming ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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The TurnStyle locations listed sell and consign furniture and clothing. BURNSVILLE: Touch of Home Furnishings, 1998 Cliff Rd. E, 952-895- ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»

Keep Greece in eurozone

... stability of the European Union, consign Greece to economic depression and threaten global financial markets, or do the rational thing at this ... «Rutland Herald, Jul 15»

Clinton steps up attacks on GOP presidential candidates in Iowa …

All of them would basically consign immigrants to second-class status." Clinton echoed those sentiments in an interview with CNN after the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Next for Greece? Try relief

What is counterproductive are policies that consign the Greek economy to a perpetual downturn. The country either must escape the confines of ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»

Five of the most common five-a-side injuries – and how to avoid them

Hence an ankle sprain can consign you to the sidelines for anywhere between one week and three months (or, if your name is Jack Wilshere, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Hub pitch ready for the best

In a quiet corner of Singapore lies a plot of land central to the Sports Hub's attempts to consign its pitch woes to the past. After months of ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»

Best BMW Engines of All-Time: An Alternate Take

They intended to close Rapp's business of manufacturing engines and would takeover and consign the works to repairing existing engines. «BMWBLOG, Jul 15»

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... which monitors your spam folder for messages that belong in your inbox; and SaneBlackHole, to which you can consign senders you never ... «ChannelWorld.in, Jul 15»

We should do what we can to boost our links with Japan

Nations will never draw closer if we cannot consign history to history when we have the chance. Anyone who heard the well-researched, ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»