Emotions / B2

k-uh-n-SOHL/kənˈsəʊl/

To console is to comfort someone who is unhappy; as a noun (/ˈkɒnsəʊl/), a panel of controls or a games machine: console a witness; a games console. Comfort is the everyday verb; control panel is the hardware twin. Console the witness in the narrative; do not skip the named loss. Mix-up: consul; counsel (already in the dictionary). Stress: verb kənˈsəʊl, noun ˈkɒnsəʊl.

Meaning

To comfort someone who is unhappy; as a noun (/ˈkɒnsəʊl/), a panel of controls or a games machine.

Examples

• “Console the witness in the narrative; do not skip the named loss.”
• “A games console featured in the media-use survey, which is the machine sense.”

Good to know

console + someone; a games / control console. Everyday verb: comfort. Trap: counsel / consul. Literature, ICT, and news. Comfort someone, or a control/games unit — stress changes.

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