consort
verb/kənˈsɔːt/
/kənˈsɔːrt/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they consort | /kənˈsɔːt/ /kənˈsɔːrt/ |
| he / she / it consorts | /kənˈsɔːts/ /kənˈsɔːrts/ |
| past simple consorted | /kənˈsɔːtɪd/ /kənˈsɔːrtɪd/ |
| past participle consorted | /kənˈsɔːtɪd/ /kənˈsɔːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form consorting | /kənˈsɔːtɪŋ/ /kənˈsɔːrtɪŋ/ |
- consort with somebody to spend time with somebody that other people do not approve of
- Elected officials should not consort with gangsters.
Word Originverb late Middle English (denoting a companion or colleague): via French from Latin consors ‘sharing, partner’, from con- ‘together with’ + sors, sort- ‘lot, destiny’. The verb senses are probably influenced by similar senses (now obsolete) of the verb sort.
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