comfort

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IPA [ˈkʌɱ.fɝt], [ˈkʌɱ.fəɻt], [ˈkʌɱ.fɻt], /ˈkʌmfərt/, AHD kŭm'fərt.

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From Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortāre, present active infinitive of confortō (“‘strengthen greatly’”), itself from Latin con- (“‘together’”) + fortis (“‘strong’”).

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comfort (plural comforts)

1. Contentment, ease.

   Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.

   the comforts of home

2. A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

   We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.

3. A cause of relief or satisfaction.

   The outcome of the peace negotiations in Moscow in 1940 was a heavy blow to the young nation, but in the same time a great comfort: at least the independency was preserved.

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to comfort (third-person singular simple present comforts, present participle comforting, simple past and past participle comforted)

1. (transitive): To provide comfort to or relieve suffering.

   Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.

2. To make the physical circumstances comfortable.

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comfort n. (plural comforts, diminutive comfortje, diminutive plural comfortjes)

1. Physical comfort, ease

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• comfortabel