to find solace
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5.2
- phrasal verb
- /faɪnd ˈsɒlɪs/
:
encontrar consuelo
- In this world of bitterness, Berta found solace in her son, Noel, a tall, handsome boy like his father.
And, and I found solace in these poems actually.
- And, and I found solace in these poems actually.
- And that's, I guess where I've been trying to find some solace from the experience overall.
- And I have found that I can find solace in the hardest, toughest, darkest places.
- And we took very different paths but found solace, found support in very, very different ways.
- What that led me to though, is that now I actually can find solace in not having all the answers.
- And there is a way in which he talks about his hero that I really love and have always found solace in.
- Are you one of those people that finds solace, that finds comfort in things like rainy days or melancholy music?
- We've, we found solace in nature, which is what leads later to becoming like an environmentalist, I guess.
Examples
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And we took very different paths but found solace, found support in very, very different ways.
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It has helped many people find solace and direction.
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And also some people have found great solace from support groups.
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Oh, well, let the poor man find solace where he can.
Fiction book (1997) -
What that led me to though, is that now I actually can find solace in not having all the answers.
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And, you know, I just think that I found so much solace in that sort of expression.
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We must find solace in knowing that Thomas J. is now in God's care.
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Although Max found solace in Mary, he still found the rest of the world bewildering.
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Kinsey developed a deep love for the outdoors and found solace from his difficulties in the study of the natural world.
Academic text (2006) -
After a long day at work, I often find solace in watching my favorite movies.
Synonyms
35
4.3
Become calm and quiet inside after trouble
2
5.9
To feel calm and able to live normally after a painful past event
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7.0
Try to feel better after a painful or upsetting event
Antonyms
How Comforted
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to gain comfort' is directly derived from combining 'find' (to obtain or experience) with 'solace' (emotional consolation), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This verb + noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making the expression predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Find solace gives the image of someone trying to find a quiet place or thing called solace that makes them feel better. That's why it means 'to gain comfort' in hard times.