Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The spouse of a monarch.

    Gemahl, Gemahlin

    the husband or wife of a reigning monarch

  2. (countable, uncountable)A husband, wife, companion or partner.

    супру́гsuprúg, супру́гаsuprúga

  3. (countable, euphemistic, humorous, sometimes, uncountable)An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A ship accompanying another.

    кора́бль сопровожденияkoráblʹ soprovoždenija

  5. (uncountable)Association or partnership.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.

    a family of similar musical instrument playing together

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. If she's serious, why does she consort with fascists?

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  2. If she cares about social justice, why does she consort with the alt-right?

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  3. Taweret was sometimes depicted as Set's consort.

  4. If Aviva hates fascism, why does she consort with Kahanists?

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  5. Do you consort with Proud Boys regularly, or did you just happen upon them?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
husband, wife, companion or partner:
ship accompanying another:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
spouse of a monarch:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors. As “companion or partner”, via

Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors. As “companion or partner”, via Middle English consorte.

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Forms

plural: consorts
Singularconsort
Pluralconsorts

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
association, partnership:associationA2partnershipB2
group of musicians:bandA1groupA1
husband, wife, companion, partner:spouse
Close in meaning
  • a family of similar musical instrument playing together:choir

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
consort — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto