consign
To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeepingTo transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
» It will soon be consigned to history.
Es wird bald der Vergangenheit angehören.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
передаватьperedavatʹ
(transitive)To entrust to the care of another.
вверятьvverjatʹ
give over to another for care or safekeeping
(transitive)To send to a final destination.
to consign the body to the grave
send to an address
To assign; to devote; to set apart.
To stamp or impress; to affect.
Examples
4 sentencesIt will soon be consigned to history.
deEs wird bald der Vergangenheit angehören.
The letter was consigned to the wastepaper basket.
ruЭто письмо было отправлено в корзину для бумаг.
Here, your sentence is now consigned to posterity!
These letters might readily have been consigned to the depths of the wastebasket unopened, unread.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seaBorrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”).
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Forms
consigns, consigning, consigned, consignedSynonyms
1 synonyms- give over to another for care or safekeeping:charge
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle