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# console

verb (console, consoles, consoled, consoling) — said con-SOLE; noun (a console, consoles) — said CON-sole

«console» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To comfort someone who is sad or upset and help them feel better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#m1)
2. (noun) A games machine that you connect to a TV or hold in your hands to play video games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#m2)
3. (noun) A panel with buttons, switches and screens for controlling a machine, a car or a plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#m3)

### In the lessons

In feelings lessons, consoling a friend means listening, a kind word or a hug when they are sad. In everyday life, a games console is a common toy, and screen-time rules apply. In stories, a pilot or a spaceship captain sits at the console. Phrases: «console someone», «games console», «control console».

### Examples

- I tried to console my friend when her hamster died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x1)
- Nothing could console him after losing the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x2)
- Mum consoled the baby with a soft song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x3)
- We got a new games console for the holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x4)
- Only one hour on the console on school nights! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x5)
- The pilot pressed a button on the console. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x6)
- The car's console shows the speed and the radio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x7)
- She consoled herself with a big mug of hot chocolate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x8)
- However, little Frisk came to console him, and told him all the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x9)

### Note

Same spelling, two words with different stress: the verb is con-SOLE, the noun is CON-sole. The noun «consolation» means comfort; a «consolation prize» is given to someone who did not win.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «console» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«console» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/console.html) on Mova free.