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# consolation

«consolation» in Mova's school dictionary: **sad or disappointed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (consolation, uncountable; a consolation, consolations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Comfort given to someone who is sad or disappointed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#m1)

2) A person or thing that gives comfort in a bad situation («It's some consolation that...»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#m2)

3) (sport) A small prize or match for those who did not win, as in «consolation prize» or «consolation goal». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life, friends offer consolation after a loss or disappointment. In sport and competitions, a «consolation prize» is given to someone who didn't win, and a «consolation goal» is scored by a team that is losing badly. In church life, prayer and hymns can bring consolation in grief. It tells the reader someone is being comforted.

### examples

- She hugged her friend in consolation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#x1)
- We lost the final, but got a consolation prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#x2)
- United scored a consolation goal in the last minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#x3)
- It was some consolation that the rain stopped for the picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#x4)
- His dog was a great consolation after Grandpa died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#x5)
- Many people find consolation in prayer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#x6)
- Overwhelmed with grief, he sought consolation from the beautiful Persian. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consolation/#x7)

### note

Verb: console (stress on the second syllable: kun-SOLE). Do not confuse with «console» (stress on first: KON-sole), the games machine or control panel. «A consolation prize» is a fixed phrase.

### In the corpora

- [Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.377/)
- [Hear diligently my speech; and let this be your consolations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.528/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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