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- Dictionaryconsole/ˈkɒnsəʊl/
noun
- 1. a panel or unit accommodating a set of controls for electronic or mechanical equipment: "a yellow light flashes on the console"
- 2. an ornamented bracket or corbel supporting a shelf or table top.
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to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better, usually by giving them comfort or sympathy: Her friends tried to console her, telling her "Everything will be fine ." He was consoled by the fact that he was young enough to try again the following year.
The meaning of CONSOLE is an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament. How to use console in a sentence.
Console definition: to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort. See examples of CONSOLE used in a sentence.
[VERB noun] He will have to console himself by reading about the success of his compatriots. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] I can console myself with the fact that I'm not alone. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + with] He consoled himself that Emmanuel looked like a nice boy, who could be a good playmate for his daughter. [V pron-refl that]
con·sol′er n. con·sol′ing·ly adv. con·sole 2. (kŏn′sōl′) n. 1. a. A central control panel for a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system. b. Computers The keyboard and monitor, considered as a unit by which a user provides input and receives output from a central processing unit. c. An instrument panel. d.
You usually try to console someone by providing encouragement and offering solace. Others try to console themselves with tubs of ice cream. From the Latin word consolari, meaning “to comfort,” the noun console can also describe a central control panel.
CONSOLE definition: 1. to make someone who is sad feel better: 2. an object that contains the controls for a piece of…. Learn more.
