I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
games console
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They're bringing out a new games console this Christmas.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
thought
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She consoled herself with the thought that Pet would have been dead before it happened.
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Probably Susan consoled herself with the thought that she brought at least one good thing home: her baby.
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You can console yourself with the thought that you did your best.
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I consoled myself with the thought that he wouldn't find out from me; there was enough trouble at home already.
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She consoled herself with the thought that the acrid smoke would serve to keep flies out of the room.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A priest was called in to console victims' families.
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Archer consoled himself with the thought that at least he had done his best.
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I wanted to console her, but I didn't know how.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But as the days passed, she discovered that there were plenty of people willing to console her.
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In any event, he consoled himself, nothing could be worse for Katherine than the situation that had developed at home.
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Like a priest in his parish, Lew took time to console Anna, an elderly stay-at-home who needs groceries.
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Mama used to say when trying to console me or reassure me that troubled times would pass.
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One is consoled with a new Pontiac, one escapes with Bach and the folk-singers.
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The death-faced hooligan had his arm around her now, comforting her, consoling her.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a Nintendo console
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Atari will continue to sell Jaguar consoles and games that run on it at least until current inventories are exhausted.
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Of course, when he got home he found they wouldn't fit into his console !
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On August 14 the green button on my phone console lit up for the first time in an ice age.
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Our tester had a center console with deep storage, a dual cupholder and a clipboard holder.
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Research shows that 73 percent of the console players are boys, so most of the new games are heavy on fighting.
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The rear end of the console can be detached in order to transform the two individual rear seats into a bench accommodating three.
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They had the latches closed, the headsets on and plugged in at the console .
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They only transcribe into knitting instructions when entered, calculated and displayed on the console of your machine.