console
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See also consolé
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
From French console (“‘a bracket’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒn.səʊl/, SAMPA: /"kQn.s@Ul/, Audio (US)help, file
- (US) IPA: /ˈkɑːn.soʊl/, SAMPA: /"kAn.soUl/
[edit] Noun
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console (plural consoles)
- A cabinet designed to stand on the floor.
- A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
- The keyboard and screen of a computer.
- A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
- (video games) A video game console, especially as opposed to a handheld.
- (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
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[edit] Etymology 2
From French consoler, from Latin consolari (“‘offer solace’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: kənsōlʹ, IPA: /kənˈsəʊl/, SAMPA: /k@n"s@Ul/
- (US) enPR: kənsōlʹ, IPA: /kənˈsoʊl/, SAMPA: /k@n"soUl/, Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -əʊl
[edit] Verb
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to console (third-person singular simple present consoles, present participle consoling, simple past and past participle consoled)
- (transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.
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to comfort
[edit] French
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console
- first-person singular present indicative of consoler.
- third-person singular present indicative of consoler.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of consoler.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of consoler.
- second-person singular imperative of consoler.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
console m. (plural consoli)
