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
He has wiped the tears from her cheeks, has consoled the widows and the orphans.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig
I should be glad to know from Monsieur le Docteur whether, after madame has consoled herself a little, I may give her monsieur's address, that his things may be forwarded.
From The Malady of the Century by Max Simon Nordau
I think that that bit of news has consoled young McCarthy for all that he has suffered.”
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
