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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.

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

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consort

Verb

consort with to keep company with

Noun

1. a husband or wife of a reigning monarch

2. a small group of voices or instruments [Latin consors partner]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consort - 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.	consort - a family of similar musical instrument playing together choir 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"
Verb	1.	consort - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" affiliate, assort, associate 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.	consort - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, accord, agree 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" 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" run accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

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consort

verb 1. associate with, mix with, mingle with, hang with (informal), chiefly U.S. go around with, keep company with, fraternize with, hang about, around or out with

noun 2. spouse, wife, husband, partner, associate, fellow, companion, significant other U.S. (informal) wahine N.Z. wifey (informal)

Translations

consort [ˈkɔnsɔːt] n → consorte m/f

vi [kənˈsɔːt]: to consort with sb (often pej) → asociarse con algn;

prince consort → príncipe m consorte

consort [ˈkɔnsɔːt] n → époux(épouse);

prince consort → prince m consort vi [kənˈsɔːt] (often pej);

to consort with sb → frayer avec qn

consort [ˈkɔnsɔːt] n → Gemahl(in) m(f), Gatte m, Gattin f

vi to consort with sb → mit jdm verkehren;

prince consort → Prinzgemahl m

consort [ˈkɔnsɔːt] n → consorte m/f;

prince consort → principe m consorte vi (often pej): to consort with sb → frequentare qn

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consort

n consort [ˈkonsoːt]

a (especially royal) wife or husband prince consort (= the husband of a reigning queen).gemaal, gemalinزَوج، زَوْجَهсъпруг(а)choť, manžel, manželkagemal; gemalindeder/die Gemahl(in)βασιλικός ή βασιλική σύζυγοςconsorteabikaasaشوهر ملکه؛ همسر پادشاهpuolisoépoux, ouse, (prince) consortבֶּן זוּגपत्नी, पति खासकर किसी शासक कीsuprug, muž, suprug kraljicehitvesteman hidupeiginmaður/-konaconsorte配偶者(왕·여왕 등의) 배우자(karaliaus) žmona, (karalienės) vyraskaralienes vīrskonsotgemaalgemal(inne); prinsgemalmałżonek, małżonkaconsortesoţ; soţie; (prinţ) consortсупруг(а) царствующей особыmanžel, -kasoprog(a)supružnikmake, maka, gemålคู่สมรสeş配偶(尤指帝王的夫或妻)чоловік; дружинаزوج، ملك‍ہ كا شوهرphu quân; phu nhân配偶（尤指帝王的夫或妻）

[kənˈsoːt] v

(with with) to have dealings or associations (with, usually in a bad sense) He's been consorting with drug-addicts.omgaan metيَتَعامَل بِобщувамspolčovat se s, stýkat se somgåsverkehren mitσυναναστρέφομαιasociarsesehkendamaمعاشرت داشتن؛ دوستی کردنolla tekemisissä, seurustellafrayer avec qqnלְהִתרוֹעֵעमेल करनाzdružiti, sjedinititársul (vkivel)berurusanumgangastfrequentareつき合う사귀다bendrauti, susidėtisaieties; satiktiesbergaulomgaanvanke sammen med, omgås, holde til hoszadawać sięassociar-sea se în­hăita (cu)якшатьсяstýkať sadružiti sekolaboriratiumgås med, hålla till hos (bland)สัมพันธ์กับarkadaşlık/ortaklık etmek陪伴спілкуватисяهميش‍ہ سات‍ھ رهنا، س‍ے هم آهنگ هوناgiao thiệp với ai陪伴