to comfort
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1.0
- verb
- /ˈkʌmfərt/
:
consolar
- She tried to comfort the child who was scared of the thunder.
- try to comfort
- calm and comfort someone
- comfort a wife
It's the discipline to be able to comfort somebody while you're away from them.
- It's the discipline to be able to comfort somebody while you're away from them.
- OK, not great for people trying to comfort a struggling partner.
- She's she says letters were first invented for comforting such solitary wretches as myself.
- And I, in my job, get to help comfort them.
- So if we're fearful, we need someone to comfort us or get rid of the fear producing thing.
- You debase yourself, and then they feel better and they comfort you.
- Tons of tears shed on both ends and I comforted him.
- And my father would comfort me.
- Thongs and Sparrowhawk says, comfort them rather.
- So these are all the skills and I nobody comfort us.
Examples
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Virge holds him, pats his back, trying to comfort and calm him down.
Fiction book (1990) -
Comfort her if she needs anything.
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And I felt like I should comfort her.
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To please and comfort him.
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I'm just here to comfort you.
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You said you'd comfort me in times like these.
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We know that you alone can comfort our friend in her sorrow.
Fiction book (1991) -
So if we're fearful, we need someone to comfort us or get rid of the fear producing thing.
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Jacob wanted only to comfort her, but to do so would be disastrous.
Fiction book (1991) -
Patti noticed her dismay, calmed and comforted her, and sent her on to victory.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
329
1.5
Help someone feel happier when they are sad or sick
166
2.3
Make pain, stress, or worry less
63
3.4
To make someone feel calmer or reduce their pain
40
3.9
To comfort someone who feels sad or disappointed
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2.7
To give help to someone during a difficult time
2
7.5
To put a healing cream on skin to make it feel better
1
5.9
To make someone feel less sad or upset
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To do new or difficult things on purpose to learn and grow
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.3
A temperature range around 28 to 30°C where a person with no clothes does not shiver or sweat
How Comforting
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word comfort comes from Latin parts con- 'with' and fortis 'strong', meaning 'to make strong together'. So to comfort someone is to give them strength or calm them, which explains the modern verb meaning 'to make someone feel better'.