consolation

«consolation» in Mova's school dictionary: sad or disappointed — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (consolation, uncountable; a consolation, consolations)

meaning for a pupil

1) Comfort given to someone who is sad or disappointed. tree →

2) A person or thing that gives comfort in a bad situation («It's some consolation that...»). tree →

3) (sport) A small prize or match for those who did not win, as in «consolation prize» or «consolation goal». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life, friends offer consolation after a loss or disappointment. In sport and competitions, a «consolation prize» is given to someone who didn't win, and a «consolation goal» is scored by a team that is losing badly. In church life, prayer and hymns can bring consolation in grief. It tells the reader someone is being comforted.

examples

• She hugged her friend in consolation. tree →
• We lost the final, but got a consolation prize. tree →
• United scored a consolation goal in the last minute. tree →
• It was some consolation that the rain stopped for the picnic. tree →
• His dog was a great consolation after Grandpa died. tree →
• Many people find consolation in prayer. tree →
• Overwhelmed with grief, he sought consolation from the beautiful Persian. tree →

note

Verb: console (stress on the second syllable: kun-SOLE). Do not confuse with «console» (stress on first: KON-sole), the games machine or control panel. «A consolation prize» is a fixed phrase.

In the corpora

• Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?
• Hear diligently my speech; and let this be your consolations.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «consolation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.