consort
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (noun)
- (verb)
Noun [edit]
consort (countable and uncountable; plural consorts)
- The spouse of a monarch.
- A husband, wife, companion or partner.
- A ship accompanying another.
- (uncountable) Association or partnership.
- A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.
Synonyms [edit]
- (husband, wife, companion, partner): companion, escort
- (association, partnership): association, partnership
- (group of musicians): band, group
Translations [edit]
spouse of a monarch
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husband, wife, companion or partner
ship accompanying another
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group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument
Verb [edit]
consort (third-person singular simple present consorts, present participle consorting, simple past and past participle consorted)
- (intransitive) To associate or keep company.
- 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 457,
- Being itself inferior and consorting with an inferior faculty it begets inferior offspring.
- 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 457,
- (intransitive) To be in agreement.
- (intransitive) To associate or unite in company with.
- Dryden
- Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee?
- Dryden
Synonyms [edit]
- (associate or keep company): hang out (slang)
- (be in agreement): agree, concur
- (associate or unite in company with): associate, hang out (slang)
Translations [edit]
associate or keep company
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be in agreement
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Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kɔ̃.sɔʁ/
Noun [edit]
consort f (plural consorts)
- consort
- (plural only, proceeded by et) minions, associates; the likes
- Facebook, Myspace et consorts — Facebook, Myspace and the likes.
