console

[US]/kənˈsəʊl/
[UK]/kənˈsoʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. to comfort or give solace
n. a panel or unit used for controlling electronic or mechanical devices.

Phrases & Collocations

game console

video game console

console commands

console log

console table

console output

games console

control console

console model

Example Sentences

console a friend in grief

They perfunctorily consoled him with a few words.

you can console yourself with the thought that you did your best.

A COBOL mnemonic name associated with the console typewriter.

Our new games console was the envy of all the kids in the street.

The new games console hits the streets tomorrow.

she tried to console him but he pushed her gently away.

We tried to console her when her dog died.

In one corner we have Cevat Yerli (CEO of Crytek) explaining that there's absolutely no plans for a console port of Crysis.

We tried to console her when her mother died but it was very difficult.

Real-world Examples

Should we try to console him?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

Nintendo Switch is a console you can enjoy at all times.

Source: The affairs of tech tycoons.

Robert lifted the central console and placed his thumb in the middle.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

The car also has inward and outward cameras and various digital control consoles.

Source: China Daily Latest Collection

Every child under 15 appears to be doing it on laptops, iPads, consoles.

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

Maybe not one game, but it was one console.

Source: Connection Magazine

Everyone's sitting in front of these little consoles.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

Say making minutephysics videos, or consoling a friend?

Source: Minute Physics

" They could console me, is what you mean" .

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

It's pretty much all the electric power in your home, from your microwave to your game console.

Source: Popular Science Essays

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