📖 C — The English dictionary · page 66

considerest — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «considerest» means «you consider», a form of «consider»: To consider something is to think about it carefully, especially before deciding: «Consider all the answers».↗

consign — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To send goods to someone, often to be sold or delivered.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To put someone or something in an unpleasant place or state, often to get rid of it: «consigned to the bin».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To hand something over to someone's care: «consign the child to her aunt's care».↗ Example: The old toys were consigned to the attic.↗ · The broken chair was consigned to the skip.↗ · The farmer consigned his apples to a shop in the city.↗ · The king consigned the traitor to the dungeon.↗ · Phones without buttons consigned old ones to history.↗ · The orphan was consigned to the care of her grandmother.↗ · My first drawing was consigned to the bin, but Mum rescued it.↗ · The devoted wife breathed her last in the arms of Admetus, and he had just consigned her to the tomb, when Heracles chanced to come to the palace.↗

consignment — Everyday, meaning 1: A load of goods that is sent or delivered to someone at one time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) The act of sending or handing something over to someone to look after or sell.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «On consignment»: goods are left in a shop to sell, and the owner is paid only when they are sold.↗ Example: A consignment of books arrived at the library today.↗ · The shop is waiting for a new consignment of bikes.↗ · A consignment of 240 apples was shared between 8 shops.↗ · The ship carried a large consignment of bananas.↗ · The police found a consignment of fake trainers.↗ · She sells her paintings on consignment at the gallery.↗ · Each consignment is checked before it leaves the warehouse.↗

consist — Everyday, meaning 1: consist of: to be made up of certain parts or things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: consist in (formal): to have something as the main or only part.↗ Example: A week consists of seven days.↗ · The team consists of 5 boys and 6 girls.↗ · Salt water consists of salt and water.↗ · The test consists of 20 questions.↗ · Breakfast consisted of toast and juice.↗ · A molecule of water consists of three atoms.↗ · This story really consists of two parts.↗ · They consist of a decade out of nothing [5] and of twenty-two fundamental letters.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · The "Sepher Yetzirah" consists of six chapters, having 33 paragraphs distributed among them, in this manner, the first has 12, then follow 5, 5, 4, 3, and 4.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The ''Sepher Yetzirah " consists of six chapters, having 33 paragraphs distributed among them, in this manner, the first has 12, then follow 5, 5, 4, 3, and 4.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

consistency — Everyday, meaning 1: Consistency is always acting, working or happening in the same way, steady and reliable.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Consistency is how thick, smooth or runny something is, like a liquid or mixture.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths, logic) Consistency means that facts or rules do not contradict each other.↗ Example: Stir the batter until it has a smooth consistency.↗ · The paint was the consistency of thick cream.↗ · The team won because of their consistency all season.↗ · Consistency is important when you train a puppy.↗ · The teacher checked my story for consistency: the dog can't be brown and then white.↗ · Her work shows great consistency.↗ · and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The Twenty-third Path is the Stable Intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗

consistent — Everyday, meaning 1: Always behaving or happening in the same way; steady and reliable.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In agreement with something; not contradicting it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths, science) Results that are the same or very close each time you test.↗ Example: She is a consistent player and scores in nearly every game.↗ · Our results were consistent each time we did the experiment.↗ · His story is not consistent with what the camera shows.↗ · Try to be consistent with your handwriting.↗ · Practising every day gives consistent progress.↗ · The two answers are consistent, so the sum is probably right.↗ · The weather has been consistent all week: sunny and warm.↗ · They left nothing undone that was consistent with the reputation of their tribe.↗

consistently — Everyday, meaning 1: In the same way every time, again and again, without changing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a way that agrees and does not contradict itself.↗ Example: She consistently gets full marks in spelling.↗ · He is consistently late for school.↗ · The results were consistently the same, so the test was reliable.↗ · Our team played consistently well all season.↗ · Water boils consistently at 100 °C at sea level.↗ · Practise consistently and you will improve.↗

consolation — Everyday, meaning 1: Comfort given to someone who is sad or disappointed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A person or thing that gives comfort in a bad situation («It's some consolation that...»).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (sport) A small prize or match for those who did not win, as in «consolation prize» or «consolation goal».↗ Example: She hugged her friend in consolation.↗ · We lost the final, but got a consolation prize.↗ · United scored a consolation goal in the last minute.↗ · It was some consolation that the rain stopped for the picnic.↗ · His dog was a great consolation after Grandpa died.↗ · Many people find consolation in prayer.↗ · Overwhelmed with grief, he sought consolation from the beautiful Persian.↗ · Hear diligently my speech; and let this be your consolations.↗ (Writings JOB.21.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?↗ (Writings JOB.15.11, JPS 1917)↗ · That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breast of her consolations; that ye may drink deeply with delight of the abundance of her glory.↗ (Prophets ISA.66.11, JPS 1917)↗

console — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To comfort someone who is sad or upset and help them feel better.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) A games machine that you connect to a TV or hold in your hands to play video games.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun) A panel with buttons, switches and screens for controlling a machine, a car or a plane.↗ Example: I tried to console my friend when her hamster died.↗ · Nothing could console him after losing the final.↗ · Mum consoled the baby with a soft song.↗ · We got a new games console for the holidays.↗ · Only one hour on the console on school nights!↗ · The pilot pressed a button on the console.↗ · The car's console shows the speed and the radio.↗ · She consoled herself with a big mug of hot chocolate.↗ · However, little Frisk came to console him, and told him all the news.↗

consolidate — Everyday, meaning 1: To consolidate is to make something stronger, firmer or more secure: «consolidate your learning».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To consolidate things is to join them into one: «consolidate the two classes».↗ Example: This week we'll consolidate our work on fractions.↗ · The two small schools were consolidated into one.↗ · The team consolidated their lead with another goal.↗ · Practice helps consolidate new skills.↗ · She consolidated her notes into one book.↗ · The king consolidated his power.↗

consolidation — Everyday, meaning 1: Making something stronger, firmer or more settled (consolidation of learning).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Joining several things into one bigger thing (consolidation of two schools).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal, maths/money) Putting several debts or accounts together.↗ Example: This week is for consolidation of times tables.↗ · The consolidation of the two clubs made one big team.↗ · Practice helps the consolidation of new skills.↗ · Sleep helps the consolidation of memories.↗ · The report suggested the consolidation of three small schools.↗ · Consolidation of the soil made the ground firm.↗

consonant — Everyday, meaning 1: A letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel, such as b, c, d, f, g.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A speech sound made by partly blocking the air with your lips, tongue or teeth.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective, formal) consonant with: in agreement with.↗ Example: B, c and d are consonants.↗ · The word "cat" has two consonants and one vowel.↗ · "Running" has a double consonant.↗ · Use "a" before a consonant sound: a dog, a unicorn.↗ · The k in "knee" is a silent consonant.↗ · How many consonants are in "school"?↗ Four: s, c, h, l.↗ · "Bl" and "st" are consonant blends.↗ · 2) Air emanated from the spirit by which He formed and established twenty-two consonants, stamina.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Three of them, however, are the first elements, fundamentals or mothers, seven double and twelve simple consonants.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · The double consonants are seven, בגד כפרת and not six, they are seven and not eight; reflect upon this (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

consonantal — Everyday, meaning 1: Consonantal means to do with consonants, or made of consonants.↗ Example: «Str» is a consonantal cluster.↗ · Hebrew uses a mostly consonantal alphabet.↗ · The word «rhythm» is very consonantal.↗ · We practised consonantal sounds in phonics.↗ · Welsh has some unusual consonantal sounds, like «ll».↗ · A consonantal sound blocks the air for a moment.↗

consort — Everyday, meaning 1: A consort is a husband or wife, especially the partner of a king or queen.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) A consort is a group of musicians who play together.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To consort with someone is to keep company with them, often with disapproval.↗ Example: The king and his consort sat on the throne.↗ · The queen was the consort of the old king.↗ · Alas, come down, my consort!↗ · Do not consort with those bad men.↗ · Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his lords, his consorts and his concubines, drank in them.↗ (Writings DAN.5.3, JPS 1917)↗ · I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for they themselves consort with lewd women, and they sacrifice with harlots; and the people that is without understanding is distraught.↗ (Prophets HOS.4.14, JPS 1917)↗

conspicuous — Everyday, meaning 1: Very easy to see or notice; standing out.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (in phrases) Attracting attention, as in "conspicuous by its absence" (noticeable because it is missing).↗ Example: Wear a conspicuous yellow vest when cycling.↗ · The red door was conspicuous in the grey street.↗ · His name was conspicuous by its absence from the list.↗ · The bird's bright feathers made it conspicuous.↗ · She felt conspicuous in her costume.↗ · Put the sign in a conspicuous place.↗ · The priestesses of Vesta, called Vestales or Vestal Virgins, played a conspicuous part in these festivals.↗ · And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.↗ (Writings DAN.8.5, JPS 1917)↗

conspicuously — Everyday, meaning 1: In a way that is easy to see; plainly, so that everyone notices.↗ Example: The red bird sat conspicuously on the white fence.↗ · She wore a bright yellow coat and stood out conspicuously in the crowd.↗ · The two lines differ conspicuously in length.↗

conspiracy — Everyday, meaning 1: A secret plan made by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal: «a conspiracy to rob the bank».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The act of planning such a thing: «They were found guilty of conspiracy».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A conspiracy theory: a belief that a secret group is behind events, often without good evidence.↗ Example: The Gunpowder Plot was a conspiracy to blow up Parliament in 1605.↗ · The detective uncovered a conspiracy to steal the crown jewels.↗ · My cousin believes a conspiracy theory that the Moon landings were faked, but there is strong evidence they were real.↗ · The men were jailed for conspiracy to commit fraud.↗ · There was a conspiracy of silence about the missing money.↗ · Always check a conspiracy theory with trusted sources.↗ · The kids joked that there was a conspiracy to give them extra homework.↗ · For many years the founder of Thebes reigned happily, but at length a conspiracy was formed against him, and he was deprived of his throne by his grandson Pentheus.↗ · And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.↗ (Prophets 2SA.15.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at Beth-millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.↗ (Prophets 2KI.12.21, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD said unto me: 'A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.↗ (Prophets JER.11.9, JPS 1917)↗

conspirator — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who joins with others in secret to plan something bad, such as overthrowing a ruler.↗ Example: The guards caught three conspirators hiding in the cellar.↗ · The conspirators whispered in the dark corridor.↗ · A conspirator is someone who plots with others in secret.↗ · And one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.'↗ And David said: 'O LORD, I pray Thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.'↗ (Prophets 2SA.15.31, JPS 1917)↗

conspire — Everyday, meaning 1: To plan secretly with other people to do something bad or against the law.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of events) To happen together in a way that causes a bad result, as if planning it: «Everything conspired to make us late».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (playful) To plan something together in secret, such as a surprise.↗ Example: The guards conspired to free the prisoner.↗ · The villains conspired against the queen.↗ · Rain and traffic conspired to make us miss the start of the match.↗ · My brother and I conspired to surprise Mum with breakfast in bed.↗ · In the story, the foxes conspire with the crows to steal the eggs.↗ · Everything seemed to conspire against our picnic.↗ · The twins were caught conspiring in whispers behind the shed.↗ · After a time the wife falls in love with the hunchback and conspires with him to kill her husband.↗ · And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.↗ (Torah GEN.37.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.↗ (Writings 2CH.33.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.↗ (Prophets 2KI.21.23, JPS 1917)↗ · and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.↗ (Writings NEH.4.2, JPS 1917)↗