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# console

«console» in Mova's school dictionary: **sad or upset and help them feel better** — 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

verb (console, consoles, consoled, consoling) — said con-SOLE; noun (a console, consoles) — said CON-sole

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To comfort someone who is sad or upset and help them feel better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#m1)

2) (noun) A games machine that you connect to a TV or hold in your hands to play video games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#m2)

3) (noun) A panel with buttons, switches and screens for controlling a machine, a car or a plane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings lessons, consoling a friend means listening, a kind word or a hug when they are sad. In everyday life, a games console is a common toy, and screen-time rules apply. In stories, a pilot or a spaceship captain sits at the console. Phrases: «console someone», «games console», «control console».

### examples

- I tried to console my friend when her hamster died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x1)
- Nothing could console him after losing the final. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x2)
- Mum consoled the baby with a soft song. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x3)
- We got a new games console for the holidays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x4)
- Only one hour on the console on school nights! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x5)
- The pilot pressed a button on the console. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x6)
- The car's console shows the speed and the radio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x7)
- She consoled herself with a big mug of hot chocolate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x8)
- However, little Frisk came to console him, and told him all the news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/console/#x9)

### note

Same spelling, two words with different stress: the verb is con-SOLE, the noun is CON-sole. The noun «consolation» means comfort; a «consolation prize» is given to someone who did not win.

### In the corpora

- [On a shared console, use an agreed timer for turns and ask an adult if needed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/243-puzzles-and-video-games/21/)
- [Turns on a shared console should be fair; use an agreed timer and ask an adult if a sibling will not stop.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/7/)
- [Before a motion game like dancing or sports on a console, clear the space around you and wear the wrist strap.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/327-toy-age-labels-cords-card-games-and-crafts/12/)
- [He said sorry, and Mum explained that the lost console was a consequence, not revenge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/13/)
- [A consequence like losing a console for a week is meant to teach, not to take revenge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/24/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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