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verb | noun consoleconsole1 /kənˈsoʊl/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYconsole1Origin: 1600-1700 French consoler, from Latin consolari, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + solari to console VERB TABLEconsole |
Present | I, you, we, they | console | | he, she, it | consoles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | consoled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have consoled | | he, she, it | has consoled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had consoled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will console | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have consoled |
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Present | I | am consoling | | he, she, it | is consoling | | you, we, they | are consoling | Past | I, he, she, it | was consoling | | you, we, they | were consoling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been consoling | | he, she, it | has been consoling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been consoling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be consoling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been consoling |
to make someone feel better when he or she is feeling sad or disappointed: I wanted to console my mother, but I didn’t know how.console somebody with something Archer consoles himself with the thought that at least he tried hard. verb | noun consoleconsole2 /ˈkɑnsoʊl/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYconsole2Origin: 1800-1900 console bracket (18-20 centuries), from French 1computers a flat board that contains the controls for a machine, piece of electrical equipment, computer, etc.: a video game console2a special cabinet in which a television, computer, etc. is fitted [Origin: 1800–1900 console bracket (18–20 centuries), from French] |