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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

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

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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" 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

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. N → consorte mf
prince consort → príncipe m consorte

B. [kənˈsɔːt] VI to consort with sb (often pej) → asociarse con algn

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consort [ˈkɒnsɔː^rt]

n (= spouse) → époux* $(épouse)m/f prince consort

[kənˈsɔː^rt] vi (pejorative) to consort with sb → frayer avec qn

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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)

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consort [ɐn ˈkɒnsɔːt; ɐvb kənˈsɔːt]

1. n → consorte m/f
prince consort → principe m consorte

2. vi (often pej) to consort with sb → frequentare qn

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consort [ɐn ˈkɒnsɔːt; ɐvb kənˈsɔːt]

1. n → consorte m/f
prince consort → principe m consorte

2. 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, 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 eş 在位君主的配偶 чоловік; дружина زوج، ملك‍ہ كا شوهر phu quân; phu nhân 配偶（尤指帝王的夫或妻）

[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 陪伴