console
/kənˈsəʊl/verb
उच्चारण कन्सोल
सांत्वना देना, ढाढ़स बँधाना, दिलासा देना
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[T] ~ sb/yourself (with sth)
to give comfort or sympathy to somebody who is unhappy or disappointed
सांत्वना देना, ढाढ़स बँधाना, दिलासा देना
- She consoled the child who had lost the race.
- Radhika consoled her friend, who had missed the cut-off by a single mark.
- Neighbours came to console the family after the loss.
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- Nothing could console him after he lost the final.
- She tried to console her sister with a cup of tea.
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[C]
a flat surface which contains all the controls and switches for a machine or a piece of electronic equipment
नियंत्रण-पटल, कंसोल
- a games console
- The pilot adjusted the dials on the control console.
- The sound engineer sat at a large console in the studio.
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- He plays games on a console connected to the television.
- The car's centre console holds the music system and the air-conditioning controls.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
console sb (on/for sth) / console sb with sth
As a verb it takes the person who is sad as a direct object; the loss follows on or for, and the comfort follows with.
Verb के रूप में दुखी व्यक्ति सीधे object होता है; हानि के लिए 'on' या 'for' और सांत्वना के साधन के लिए 'with' आता है।
- Friends consoled Radhika on her failure.
- He consoled her with kind words.
console yourself with sth / by doing sth
To console yourself is to find something that makes a disappointment feel smaller.
'Console yourself' का अर्थ किसी निराशा को हल्का करने वाली बात खोज लेना है।
- He consoled himself with the thought that he had tried.
- She consoled herself by watching a film.
console (noun, stress on first syllable)
The noun is a control panel or a games machine and is pronounced with stress on the first syllable, unlike the verb.
संज्ञा 'console' का अर्थ कंट्रोल पैनल या गेम मशीन है और इसका stress पहले syllable पर होता है, verb से अलग।
- The pilot checked the console.
- He bought a new games console.
console vs comfort
Console is a little formal and used for a particular loss; comfort is wider and can be physical or emotional.
'Console' थोड़ा औपचारिक है और किसी विशेष हानि के लिए आता है; 'comfort' व्यापक है और शारीरिक या भावनात्मक हो सकता है।
- The teacher comforted the crying child.
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verb + console
try tofail tomanage torefuse to beattempt to
- Nothing could console her after the loss.
console + noun
wordsmessagea widowa friend
- He sent a message to console the grieving family.
noun + console
gamescontrolmixingdashboard
- The DJ stood behind the mixing console.
adverb + console
gentlywarmlybrieflygradually
- She gently consoled the weeping girl.
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- The captain consoled his team after the narrow defeat.
कप्तान ने कम अंतर से हार के बाद अपनी टीम को सांत्वना दी।
- Radhika consoled herself with the thought that there is always next year.
राधिका ने यह सोचकर अपने को तसल्ली दी कि अगला वर्ष भी तो है।
- The minister visited the flood victims to console them.
मंत्री बाढ़ पीड़ितों को सांत्वना देने उनके पास गए।
- The engineer sat at the control console all night.
इंजीनियर पूरी रात कंट्रोल कंसोल पर बैठा रहा।
- It was a small consolation, but it helped us.
यह छोटी-सी सांत्वना थी, पर इससे हमें सहारा मिला।
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✗ He consoled to his friend after the death of his father.
✓ He consoled his friend after the death of his father.
Console is transitive and takes no preposition before the person.
'Console' सकर्मक है और व्यक्ति से पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ She consoled with him by saying everything would be fine.
✓ She consoled him by saying everything would be fine.
Do not put with after console when the person is the object.
व्यक्ति object हो तो 'console' के बाद 'with' नहीं लगता।
✗ He consoled with the thought that he had done his best.
✓ He consoled himself with the thought that he had done his best.
To comfort yourself, console needs the reflexive pronoun himself.
स्वयं को सांत्वना देने के लिए 'console' के बाद reflexive pronoun 'himself' चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
con·sole
?Which word?
Keep the comfort words together: console, comfort, solace (comfort in sadness), reassure (remove worries), soothe.
सांत्वना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: console, comfort, solace (दुख में सांत्वना), reassure (चिंता दूर करना), soothe।
§Grammar and usage
The verb conSOLE (comfort) and the noun CONsole (a control panel).
Verb conSOLE (सांत्वना देना) और noun CONsole (नियंत्रण-पटल)।
The noun consolation: a consolation prize is given to somebody who has not won.
Noun consolation: consolation prize उसे दिया जाता है जो न जीता हो।