英语词汇“comforting”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

comfortcomfort2 ●●○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYcomfort²

Origin: 1100-1200 Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortare to strengthen

VERB TABLE

comfort

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	comfort
	he, she, it	comforts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	comforted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have comforted
	he, she, it	has comforted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had comforted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will comfort
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have comforted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am comforting
	he, she, it	is comforting
	you, we, they	are comforting
Past	I, he, she, it	was comforting
	you, we, they	were comforting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been comforting
	he, she, it	has been comforting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been comforting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be comforting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been comforting

to make someone feel less worried or unhappy by being kind to him or her: She held him and tried to comfort him.comfort yourself She comforted herself with the thought that it would soon be spring. [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortare to strengthen]—comforting adjective: It’s comforting to know I can call my parents anytime.—comfortingly adverb