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verb/kənˈsəʊl/
/kənˈsəʊl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they console | /kənˈsəʊl/ /kənˈsəʊl/ |
| he / she / it consoles | /kənˈsəʊlz/ /kənˈsəʊlz/ |
| past simple consoled | /kənˈsəʊld/ /kənˈsəʊld/ |
| past participle consoled | /kənˈsəʊld/ /kənˈsəʊld/ |
| -ing form consoling | /kənˈsəʊlɪŋ/ /kənˈsəʊlɪŋ/ |
- to give comfort or sympathy to somebody who is unhappy or disappointed synonym comfort
- console somebody/yourself Nothing could console the children when our dog died.
- She put a consoling arm around his shoulders.
- console somebody/yourself with something Console yourself with the thought that you did your best.
- console somebody/yourself that… I didn't like lying but I consoled myself that it was for a good cause.
- console somebody + speech ‘Never mind,’ Anne consoled her.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (replacing earlier consolate): from French consoler, from Latin consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’.
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