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Definition of console 1 verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

console1

 verb
verb
NAmE//kənˈsoʊl//
 
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they console
 
he / she / it consoles
 
past simple consoled
 
-ing form consoling
 
 
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to give comfort or sympathy to someone who is unhappy or disappointed synonym comfort console somebody/yourself Nothing could console him when his wife 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.
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