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consort

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con·sort  (knsôrt)
n.
1. A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.
2. A companion or partner.
3. A ship accompanying another in travel.
4. Partnership; association: governed in consort with her advisers.
5. A group; a company: a consort of fellow diplomats.
6. Music
a. An instrumental ensemble.
b. An ensemble using instruments of the same family.
v. (kn-sôrt) con·sort·ed, con·sort·ing, con·sorts
v.intr.
1. To keep company; associate: a politician known to consort with gangsters.
2. To be in accord or agreement.
v.tr.
1. To unite in company; associate.
2. Obsolete
a. To escort; accompany.
b. To espouse.

[Middle English, colleague, from Old French, from Latin cnsors, cnsort- : com-, com- + sors, fate; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots.]

consort
vb [kənˈsɔːt]
1. (intr; usually foll by with) to keep company (with undesirable people); associate
2. (intr) to agree or harmonize
3. (tr) Rare to combine or unite
n [ˈkɒnsɔːt]
1. (Music / Instruments) (esp formerly)
a.  a small group of instruments, either of the same type, such as viols, (a whole consort) or of different types (a broken consort)
b.  (as modifier) consort music
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
3. a partner or companion, esp a husband or wife
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a ship that escorts another
5. Obsolete
a.  companionship or association
b.  agreement or accord
[from Old French, from Latin consors sharer, partner, from sors lot, fate, portion]
consortable  adj
consorter  n

Consort a number of people consorting together or in a company; a company or set of musicians; an assembly; a divan or consultation—Johnson, 1755.
Examples: consort of authors, 1654; of bird calls, 1711; of birds, 1712; of fiddlers, 1656; of knavery, 1598; of musical instruments; of musicians, 1616; of parasites, 1702; of plaudits, 1667; of praise, 1705; of ships [sailing together], 1591; of viols, 1883; of virgins, 1604.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.consortconsort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
prince consort - a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign
better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate - a person's partner in marriage
2.consortconsort - a family of similar musical instrument playing together
set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
Verb1.consort - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
ally - become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
go steady, date, go out, see - date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
companion, company, keep company, accompany - be a companion to somebody
2.consortconsort - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
blend in, blend, go - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
3.consort - keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

consort
verb
associate, mix, mingle, hang with (informal, chiefly U.S.), go around with, keep company, fraternize, hang about, around or out with He regularly consorted with drug-dealers.
noun
spouse, wife, husband, partner, associate, fellow, squeeze (informal), companion, significant other (U.S. informal), bidie-in (Scot.) Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert
Translations
consort [ˈkɒnsɔːt]
A. Nconsorte mf
prince consortpríncipe m consorte
B. [kənˈsɔːt] VI to consort with sb (often pej) → asociarse con algn

consort [ˈkɒnsɔːrt]
n (= spouse) → époux* $(épouse)m/f prince consort
[kənˈsɔːrt] vi (pejorative) to consort with sb → frayer avec qn

consort
n (form: = spouse) → Gemahl(in) m(f) (form), → Gatte m (form), → Gattin f (form) ? prince consort
vi
(form: = associate) → verkehren (with mit)
(= be consistent)passen (with zu), sich vereinbaren lassen (with mit)

consort [ɐn ˈkɒnsɔːt; ɐvb kənˈsɔːt]
1. nconsorte m/f
prince consort → principe m consorte
2. vi (often pej) to consort with sbfrequentare qn

consort [ɐn ˈkɒnsɔːt; ɐvb kənˈsɔːt]
1. nconsorte m/f
prince consort → principe m consorte
2. vi (often pej) to consort with sbfrequentare qn

consort
n consort [ˈkonsoːt]
a (especially royal) wife or husband prince consort (= the husband of a reigning queen). gemaal, gemalin زَوج، زَوْجَه съпруг(а) choť, manžel, manželka gemal; gemalinde der/die Gemahl(in) βασιλικός ή βασιλική σύζυγος consorte abikaasa شوهر ملکه؛ همسر پادشاه puoliso époux, ouse, (prince) consort בֶּן זוּג पत्नी, पति खासकर किसी शासक की suprug, muž, suprug kraljice hitves teman hidup eiginmaður/-kona consorte 配偶者 (왕족의) 배우자 (karaliaus) žmona, (karalienės) vyras karalienes vīrs konsot gemaal gemal(inne); prinsgemal małżonek, małżonka consorte soţ; soţie; (prinţ) consort супруг(а) царствующей особы manžel, -ka soprog(a) supružnik make, maka, gemål คู่สมรส 在位君主的配偶 чоловік; дружина زوج، ملك‍ہ كا شوهر phu quân; phu nhân
[kənˈsoːt] v
(withwith) to have dealings or associations (with, usually in a bad sense) He's been consorting with drug-addicts. omgaan met يَتَعامَل بِ общувам spolčovat se s, stýkat se s omgås verkehren mit συναναστρέφομαι asociarse sehkendama معاشرت داشتن؛ دوستی کردن olla tekemisissä, seurustella frayer avec qqn לְהִתרוֹעֵע मेल करना združiti, sjediniti társul (vkivel) berurusan umgangast frequentare つき合う 교제하다 bendrauti, susidėti saieties; satikties bergaul omgaan vanke sammen med, omgås, holde til hos zadawać się associar-se a se în­hăita (cu) якшаться stýkať sa družiti se kolaborirati umgås med, hålla till hos (bland) สัมพันธ์กับ arkadaşlık/ortaklık etmek 共謀 спілкуватися هميش‍ہ سات‍ھ رهنا، س‍ے هم آهنگ هونا giao thiệp với ai


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In private, men are more bold in their own humors; and in consort, men are more obnoxious to others' humors; therefore it is good to take both; and of the inferior sort, rather in private, to preserve freedom; of the greater, rather in consort, to preserve respect.
Stephen rose from his seat, and sauntered to the piano, humming in falsetto, "Graceful Consort," as he turned over the volume of "The Creation," which stood open on the desk.
A man of honour and self-respect such as I am finds it painful and grievous to have to consort with men who would deprive him of both.
 
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