consort
noun
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
have consorted
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present perfectof consort.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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I have consorted with the dregs of humanity.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has been my good fortune, after all, to have consorted not just with Mr Churchill, but with many other great leaders and men of influence - from America and from Europe.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
But as you rightly point out, it's rather gratifying to have consorted with him.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Invariably accompanied by a gorgeous French secretary- interpreter who may or may not have consorted with Russian royalty.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
He is the bitter foe of heresy; but it may be that it will suffice him that Garret be gone, and that those of us that have consorted with him remain quiet and silent.
From For the Faith by Evelyn Everett-Green
