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Definition of 'consort'

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consort

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense consorts, present participle consorting , past tense, past participle consorted pronunciation note:   The verb is pronounced (kənsɔːʳt ). The noun is pronounced (kɒnsɔːʳt ).
1. verb
If you say that someone consorts with a particular person or group, you mean that they spend a lot of time with them, and usually that you do not think this is a good thing.
[formal, disapproval]
He regularly consorted with known drug-dealers. [VERB + with]
Synonyms: associate with, mix with, mingle with, hang with [informal, mainly US]   More Synonyms of consort
2. countable noun & title noun [oft noun NOUN]
The ruling monarch's wife or husband is called their consort.
At tea-time, Victoria sang duets with her Consort, Prince Albert.
She was surely the most distinguished queen consort we have had.
3. countable noun
A consort of musicians or instruments is a group of them
[formal]
The Sinfonietta shares the stage with a consort of viols.
More Synonyms of consort
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consort in British

verb (kənˈsɔːt )
1. (intransitive; usually foll by with)
to keep company (with undesirable people); associate
2. (intransitive)
to agree or harmonize
3. (transitive) rare
to combine or unite
noun (ˈkɒnsɔːt )
4. (esp formerly)
a. 
a small group of instruments, either of the same type, such as viols, (a whole consort) or of different types (a broken consort)
b. 
(as modifier)
consort music
5. 
the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
6. 
a partner or companion, esp a husband or wife
7. 
a ship that escorts another
8. obsolete
a. 
companionship or association
b. 
agreement or accord
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Derived forms
consortable (conˈsortable)
  adjective
consorter (conˈsorter)
  noun
Word origin of 'consort'
C15: from Old French, from Latin consors sharer, partner, from sors lot, fate, portion
Word Frequency

consort in American

(ˈkɑnˌsɔrt ; känˈsôrtˌ; for v. kənˈsɔrt ; kənsôrtˈ)
noun
1.  Obsolete
a partner; companion
2. 
a wife or husband; spouse, esp. of a reigning king or queen
3. 
a ship that travels along with another
4.  Rare
a. 
association; fellowship; company
b. 
agreement; accord
5. 
a. 
a 17th-cent. English chamber music ensemble, sometimes including vocalists
b. 
the music composed for such an ensemble
verb intransitive
6. 
to keep company or associate (with someone, esp. someone considered objectionable, undesirable, etc.)
consorting with thieves
7. 
to be in harmony or agreement; be in accord
verb transitive Obsolete
8. 
to associate; join
usually reflexive
9. 
to accompany or escort
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'consort'
OFr < L consors (gen. consortis), partner, neighbor < com-, with + sors, a share, lot: see sort; (sense 4) OFr consorte < L consortium, community of goods < consors

Example sentences containing 'consort'

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Sometimes it has been the royal consort who has led the way. Times, Sunday Times (2007)One of the virtues of being a royal consort rather than a politician is that you are not obliged to chase ratings. Times, Sunday Times (2011)In royal life the consort has a great deal to put up with, playing second fiddle. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The readiness he sometimes showed to support the cause of a foreign suitor certainly suggests that his own expectations of becoming a royal consort were modest. Times, Sunday Times (2007)But the Duke has not been consort to the monarch for more than half a century without learning a thing or two. Times, Sunday Times (2009)It is the first time a reigning monarch and consort have appeared on opposite sides of a UK coin. The Sun (2011)It is too her credit that she has made her role as the Prince 's consort her own. The Sun (2006)

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Translations for 'consort'

British English: consort VERB
to consort with sb If you say that someone consorts with a particular person or group, you mean that they spend a lot of time with them, and usually that you do not think this is a good thing.
He had been recalled for consorting with revolutionaries.
  • American English: consort
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colaborar
  • Chinese: 与...来往
  • European Spanish: confraternizar
  • French: frayer
  • German: verkehren mit
  • Italian: associarsi
  • Japanese: >交際する悪い人と
  • Korean: >어울리다남들이 좋지 않게 생각하는 사람들과
  • European Portuguese: colaborar
  • Spanish: confraternizar

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Nearby words of 'consort'

  • consonantal
  • consonantal alliteration
  • consonous
  • consort
  • consortia
  • consortism
  • consortium

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Related Terms of 'consort'

  • queen consort
  • broken consort
  • prince consort

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