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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
console
I.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
games console
▪ They're bringing out a new games console this Christmas.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
thought
▪ She consoled herself with the thought that Pet would have been dead before it happened.
▪ Probably Susan consoled herself with the thought that she brought at least one good thing home: her baby.
▪ You can console yourself with the thought that you did your best.
▪ I consoled myself with the thought that he wouldn't find out from me; there was enough trouble at home already.
▪ She consoled herself with the thought that the acrid smoke would serve to keep flies out of the room.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ A priest was called in to console victims' families.
▪ Archer consoled himself with the thought that at least he had done his best.
▪ I wanted to console her, but I didn't know how.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But as the days passed, she discovered that there were plenty of people willing to console her.
▪ In any event, he consoled himself, nothing could be worse for Katherine than the situation that had developed at home.
▪ Like a priest in his parish, Lew took time to console Anna, an elderly stay-at-home who needs groceries.
▪ Mama used to say when trying to console me or reassure me that troubled times would pass.
▪ One is consoled with a new Pontiac, one escapes with Bach and the folk-singers.
▪ The death-faced hooligan had his arm around her now, comforting her, consoling her.
II.noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a Nintendo console
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Atari will continue to sell Jaguar consoles and games that run on it at least until current inventories are exhausted.
▪ Of course, when he got home he found they wouldn't fit into his console!
▪ On August 14 the green button on my phone console lit up for the first time in an ice age.
▪ Our tester had a center console with deep storage, a dual cupholder and a clipboard holder.
▪ Research shows that 73 percent of the console players are boys, so most of the new games are heavy on fighting.
▪ The rear end of the console can be detached in order to transform the two individual rear seats into a bench accommodating three.
▪ They had the latches closed, the headsets on and plugged in at the console.
▪ They only transcribe into knitting instructions when entered, calculated and displayed on the console of your machine.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Console

Console \Con*sole"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consoled; p. pr. & vb. n. Consoling.] [L. consolari,. p. p. consolatus; con- + solari to console, comfort: cf. F. consoler. See Solace.] To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.

And empty heads console with empty sound.
--Pope.

I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers, and its triumph has been complete.
--P. Henry.

Syn: To comfort; solace; soothe; cheer; sustain; encourage; support. See Comfort.

Console

Console \Con"sole\, n. [F.]

  1. (Arch.)

    1. A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height.

    2. Any small bracket; also, a console table.

  2. (Computers) The keyboard and monitor of a computer considered together.

  3. (Engineering) The controlling portion of an electrical, electronic, or mechanical device or system, from which the operator may observe the state of the system as indicated by gauges or on some form of display[n3], and may direct or control the action of the system.

  4. the desklike controlling unit of an organ containing the keyboard, pedals, stops, etc. by means of which the organ is played.

  5. a home entertainment device such as a television, radio, phonograph, CD player, or combination of these, designed as a piece of furniture, to stand on the floor rather than on a table or in a separate cabinet; -- also used attributively in the phrase console model.

    Console table, a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
console

1690s, from French consoler "to comfort, console," from Latin consolari "offer solace, encourage, comfort, cheer," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + solari "to comfort" (see solace). Or perhaps a back-formation from consolation. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by frefran. Related: Consoled; consoling.

console

1706, "a cabinet; an ornamental base structure," from French console "a bracket" (16c.), which is of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle French consolateur, literally "one who consoles," word used for carved human figures supporting cornices, shelves or rails in choir stalls. Another guess connects it to Latin consolidare. Sense evolved to "body of a musical organ" (1881), "radio cabinet" (1925), then "cabinet for a TV, stereo, etc." (1944).

Wiktionary
console

Etymology 1 n. 1 A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one that houses home entertainment equipment, such as a television or stereo system. 2 A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon. 3 The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device. 4 A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile. 5 (context video games English) A device dedicated to playing video games, set apart from by its ability to change games. 6 (context architecture English) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight. Etymology 2

v

  • (context transitive English) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, et

  • WordNet
    console

    v. give moral or emotional strength to [syn: comfort, soothe, solace]

    console
    1. n. a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall [syn: console table]

    2. a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

    3. an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"

    4. housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television [syn: cabinet]

    Wikipedia
    Console (musician)

    Console is an electronic music project by Martin Gretschmann, the lead programmer for German band Notwist. Relying heavily on elements of electronic music, Console's music is reminiscent of some electro bands, such as Ladytron and Miss Kittin.

    Console (video game CLI)

    A console is a command line interface where the personal computer game's settings and variables can be edited while the game is running. Consoles also usually display a log of warnings, errors, and other messages produced during the program's execution. Typically it can be toggled on or off and appears over the normal game view.

    The console is normally accessed by pressing the backtick key ` (frequently also called the ~ key; normally located below the ESC key) on QWERTY keyboards or the ² on AZERTY keyboards, and is usually hidden by default. In most cases it cannot be accessed unless enabled by either specifying a command line argument when launching the game or by changing one of the game's configuration files.

    Usage examples of "console".

    Trying to console John Quincy and Louisa Catherine, not to say himself, Adams wrote one letter after another at his desk by the library fire.

    With a powerful thrust, Adler hurled the BGA employee clear, smashing him back into the radar console.

    Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.

    The astrophysicist looked up from the instrument console with a boyish grin and rubbed a hand across his blond crewcut.

    In short, in the Auca story as in other stories, we are consoled as long as we do not examine too closely the unpalatable data.

    All paid homage but the king of Avaric, who wept, and the bandit queen who could not console him.

    He knew Bids was strong, and consoled himself that she would be the making of Hugh.

    Stephen had the consolation of his watch, an elegant Breguet, a minute-repeater, that had travelled with him and consoled him for more years than he could easily reckon.

    Seneca chuckled briefly, then returned to their task of consoling Sabinus over the loss of his position.

    Panels of consoles blinked in silent rhythms as the great machine conferred with other comps, testing circuits.

    A group of very young warriors, under the command of the Three Stooges, were working on what I can only describe as a piece of heavy artillerya big cannon, surrounded by computerlike consoles and several large cranes.

    The only people left in the building should be the duty traffic controlman and one or two assistants manning the tower, consoles on the floor upstairs.

    The control team was three men seated at controls, two in front on either side of a central console and one in the middle to supervise the other two.

    The console controls the ballast tank vent and blowing system, the hovering system, and the trim system.

    A console in the maneuvering room that controls the electrical distribution of the ship including the turbine generators and the battery.