Definition of '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]
3. countable noun
[formal]
The Sinfonietta shares the stage with a consort of viols.
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consort in British
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Derived forms
adjective
consorter (conˈsorter)
noun
Word origin of 'consort'
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
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Word origin of 'consort'
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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