console
verb (used with object)
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort.
has consoled
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present perfectof console (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has consoled students who dissolved in tears because a parent had just departed for Iraq or Afghanistan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2015
So he has consoled himself with maintaining that he is at least a respected one who has proved that he can handle the job.
From Time Magazine Archive
But who has comforted me, who has consoled me in my suffering?
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Hassan has consoled him with sugar-cane and indulgence, and if I lose Mabrook, and the little boy takes to me, he may fall into my hands as Achmet has done.
From Letters from Egypt by Janet Ross
I presume he has consoled himself with another wife by this time.
From The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan by Virginia W. Johnson
