Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.
- noun A companion or partner.
- noun An animal with which another animal, usually of the opposite sex, forms a bond for a temporary period during which the two individuals maintain close proximity and engage in mating or other sexual behavior.
- noun A ship accompanying another in travel.
- noun Partnership; association.
- noun A group; a company.
- noun An instrumental ensemble.
- noun An ensemble using instruments of the same family.
- intransitive verb To keep company; associate.
- intransitive verb To be in accord or agreement.
- intransitive verb To unite in company; associate.
- intransitive verb To escort; accompany.
- intransitive verb To espouse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A former spelling of
concert , by confusion with consort. - noun A companion; a partner; an intimate associate; particularly, a wife or a husband; a spouse.
- noun Nautical, a vessel keeping company with another, or one of a number of vessels sailing in conjunction
- noun An assembly or company.
- noun Specifically A company of musicians; an orchestra.
- noun Concert; concurrence; agreement.
- To associate; unite in company; keep company; be in harmony: followed by with.
- To join; marry; espouse.
- To unite in company; associate: followed by with.
- To unite in symphony or harmony.
- To accompany.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To unite or to keep company; to associate; -- used with
with . - noun One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband.
- noun (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another.
- noun Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union.
- noun obsolete An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination.
- noun obsolete Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments.
- noun the husband of a queen regnant.
- noun the wife of a king, as distinguished from a
queen regnant , who rules alone, and aqueen dowager , the window of a king. - transitive verb To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.
- transitive verb obsolete To attend; to accompany.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
spouse of amonarch . - noun A
husband ,wife ,companion orpartner . - noun A
ship accompanying another. - noun uncountable
Association orpartnership . - noun A
group orcompany , especially ofmusicians playing the same type ofinstrument . - verb intransitive To
associate or keep company. - verb intransitive To be in
agreement . - verb intransitive To
associate or unite in company with.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb keep company
- verb go together
- noun a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- noun the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
- verb keep company with; hang out with
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It had very little to do with the supposed power someone wielded in consort with the devil or forces unseen.
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It 's unclear if TPG is acting alone or in consort with another investor.
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Use your intuition, but in consort with your reason.
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Use your intuition, but in consort with your reason.
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Use your intuition, but in consort with your reason.
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The British in consort with the US would send a similar surface group, a Carrier, 2-4 battle ships and the associated units as well to Singapore.
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Use your intuition, but in consort with your reason.
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The Tories cannot wait for Ed Balls to be better known, preferably in consort with his wife, Yvette Cooper, the girl who puts the "nanny" into nanny state.
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The Tories cannot wait for Ed Balls to be better known, preferably in consort with his wife, Yvette Cooper, the girl who puts the "nanny" into nanny state.
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That is done in consort with religious leaders through the church structure†¦ no need to be out on the campaign trail†¦ the voters will get their marching orders each Sunday.
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