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# comfort

«comfort» in Mova's school dictionary: **a pleasant feeling of being relaxed, warm and free from…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (comfort — uncountable; a comfort, comforts); verb (comfort, comforts, comforted, comforting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Comfort is a pleasant feeling of being relaxed, warm and free from pain or worry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#m1)

2) To comfort someone means to make them feel less sad or scared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#m2)

3) A comfort is a person or thing that makes you feel better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#m3)

4) Comforts are things that make life easy and pleasant, like a warm bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life you comfort a friend who is upset with kind words or a hug. In stories comfort shows care between characters. In shops and homes, clothes and chairs are made for comfort. Phrases: «comfort someone», «take comfort in», «in comfort», «a comfort to», «comfort zone», «home comforts», «comfort food», «too close for comfort».

### examples

- I comforted my little brother when he fell over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#x1)
- The cat was a great comfort to Grandma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#x2)
- These shoes are made for comfort, not speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#x3)
- She took comfort in her friends' kind words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#x4)
- We sat in comfort by the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#x5)
- Trying a new sport takes you out of your comfort zone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#x6)
- Soup is my favourite comfort food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#x7)
- The storm came too close for comfort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/#x8)

### note

Verb is regular: comforted, comforting. Adjective «comfortable» (often said COMF-ta-ble). «Comfort» (help, ease) is not «comfit» (a sweet). Comforting someone does not mean making a problem disappear; it means showing you care.

### In the corpora

- [Rewatching a favourite film is a comfort at any age; grown-ups do it too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/9/)
- [Good product design is about comfort, strength and use, and a high price can also come from brand and fashion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/33-design-all-around-logos-brands-packaging-fonts/15/)
- [Elephants greet and comfort each other by touching faces and twisting their trunks together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/21-elephants-the-trunk/12/)
- [Baby elephants stay close to mothers and aunts, who circle them when lions or hyenas come; babies suck their trunks for comfort.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/149-myth-check-are-elephants-scared-of-mice/16/)
- [Elephants comfort a scared elephant by touching it with their trunks and making soft chirping sounds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/236-animal-minds-elephants-memory-feelings-and-the-mouse-myth/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «comfort» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comfort/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.