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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Government , Music consortcon‧sort1 /ˈkɒnsɔːt $ ˈkɑːnsɔːrt/ noun [countable] 1 PGthe wife or husband of a ruler → prince consort 2 APMa group of people who play very old music, or the group of old-fashioned instruments they use3 → in consort (with somebody) Examples from the Corpusconsort• Could mule pregnancies be interfered with by giving the mare a skin graft from her prospective donkey consort?• It was over in a moment, and there she was, hooked to her consort, swinging like a pendulum!• All genes fall into one of several groups that are passed on in consort.• Both can take new consorts but only their daughter can be the new Everqueen.• Aboard steps a busker in a perky kiss-me-quick hat with lucky heather stuck in the band, accompanied by a face-painted consort.• Except for the consort song, all of these types of composition are represented somewhere among the studies presented here.consortcon‧sort2 /kənˈsɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb → consort with somebody → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusconsort• The solitary nights, because that was the only way he wanted to consort with her - in bed.• Your status in the community will never climb to the next level as long as you consort with the Blue Fog.• There were my two sisters consorting with the enemy.• In loud, sepulchral tones, this vision warned James to give up war and consorting with wanton women.Origin consort1 1. (1400-1500) French consort, from Latin consors "person you share with", from com- ( → COM-) + sors "luck, fate"2. (1500-1600) French consorte, from consort
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Verb table
consort
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they consort
he, she, it consorts
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they consorted
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have consorted
he, she, it has consorted
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had consorted
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will consort
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have consorted
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Continuous Form
Present
I am consorting
he, she, it is consorting
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you, we, they are consorting
Past
I, he, she, it was consorting
you, we, they were consorting
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been consorting
he, she, it has been consorting
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been consorting
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be consorting
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been consorting
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