consort

con·sort

C0585800 (kŏn′sôrt′)n.1. A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.2. A companion or partner.3. An animal with which another animal, usually of the opposite sex, forms a bond for a temporary period during which the two individuals maintain close proximity and engage in mating or other sexual behavior.4. A ship accompanying another in travel.5. Partnership; association: governed in consort with her advisers.6. A group; a company: a consort of fellow diplomats.7. Music a. An instrumental ensemble.b. An ensemble using instruments of the same family.v. (kən-sôrt′) con·sort·ed, con·sort·ing, con·sorts v.intr.1. To keep company; associate: a politician known to consort with gangsters.2. To be in accord or agreement.v.tr.1. To unite in company; associate.2. Obsolete a. To escort; accompany.b. To espouse.

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[Middle English, colleague, from Old French, from Latin cōnsors, cōnsort- : com-, com- + sors, fate; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

consort

vb 1. (usually foll by: with) to keep company (with undesirable people); associate 2. (intr) to agree or harmonize 3. (tr) rare to combine or unite n 4. (Instruments) (esp formerly)a. a small group of instruments, either of the same type, such as viols, (a whole consort) or of different types (a broken consort)b. (as modifier): consort music. 5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the husband or wife of a reigning monarch 6. a partner or companion, esp a husband or wife 7. (Nautical Terms) a ship that escorts another 8. obsolete a. companionship or associationb. agreement or accord [C15: from Old French, from Latin consors sharer, partner, from sors lot, fate, portion] conˈsortable adj conˈsorter n

con•sort

(n. ˈkɒn sɔrt, v. kənˈsɔrt)

n. 1. a husband or wife; spouse, esp. of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort. 2. one ship accompanying another. 3. a. a group of instrumentalists and singers who perform music, esp. old music. b. a group of instruments of the same family, as viols, played in concert. 4. a companion, associate, or partner. 5. accord or agreement. 6. Obs. a. company or association. b. harmony of sounds. v.i. 7. to associate; keep company: to consort with known criminals. 8. to agree or harmonize. v.t. 9. to associate, join, or unite. 10. Obs. to accompany. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin consort-, s. of consors sharer. See con-, sort] con•sort′a•ble, adj.

Consort

 a number of people consorting together or in a company; a company or set of musicians; an assembly; a divan or consultation—Johnson, 1755.Examples: consort of authors, 1654; of bird calls, 1711; of birds, 1712; of fiddlers, 1656; of knavery, 1598; of musical instruments; of musicians, 1616; of parasites, 1702; of plaudits, 1667; of praise, 1705; of ships [sailing together], 1591; of viols, 1883; of virgins, 1604.

consort

Past participle: consorted
Gerund: consorting

Imperative
consort
consort

Present
I consort
you consort
he/she/it consorts
we consort
you consort
they consort

Preterite
I consorted
you consorted
he/she/it consorted
we consorted
you consorted
they consorted

Present Continuous
I am consorting
you are consorting
he/she/it is consorting
we are consorting
you are consorting
they are consorting

Present Perfect
I have consorted
you have consorted
he/she/it has consorted
we have consorted
you have consorted
they have consorted

Past Continuous
I was consorting
you were consorting
he/she/it was consorting
we were consorting
you were consorting
they were consorting

Past Perfect
I had consorted
you had consorted
he/she/it had consorted
we had consorted
you had consorted
they had consorted

Future
I will consort
you will consort
he/she/it will consort
we will consort
you will consort
they will consort

Future Perfect
I will have consorted
you will have consorted
he/she/it will have consorted
we will have consorted
you will have consorted
they will have consorted

Future Continuous
I will be consorting
you will be consorting
he/she/it will be consorting
we will be consorting
you will be consorting
they will be consorting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been consorting
you have been consorting
he/she/it has been consorting
we have been consorting
you have been consorting
they have been consorting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been consorting
you will have been consorting
he/she/it will have been consorting
we will have been consorting
you will have been consorting
they will have been consorting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been consorting
you had been consorting
he/she/it had been consorting
we had been consorting
you had been consorting
they had been consorting

Conditional
I would consort
you would consort
he/she/it would consort
we would consort
you would consort
they would consort

Past Conditional
I would have consorted
you would have consorted
he/she/it would have consorted
we would have consorted
you would have consorted
they would have consorted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarchprince consort - a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereignbetter half, married person, partner, spouse, mate - a person's partner in marriage
	2.	consort - a family of similar musical instrument playing togetherchoirset - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
Verb	1.	consort - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"affiliate, assort, associateinteract - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"ally - become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"go steady, date, go out, see - date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"companion, company, keep company, accompany - be a companion to somebody
	2.	consort - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, accord, agreecorrespond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"blend in, blend, go - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
	3.	consort - keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"runaccompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

consort

verb1. associate, mix, mingle, hang with (informal, chiefly U.S.), go around with, keep company, fraternize, hang about, around or out with He regularly consorted with drug-dealers.noun1. spouse, wife, husband, partner, associate, fellow, squeeze (informal), companion, significant other (U.S. informal), bidie-in (Scot.) Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert

consort

nounA husband or wife:mate, partner, spouse.Informal: better half.verb1. To be with as a companion:associate, fraternize, hang around, hobnob, run (around), troop.Slang: hang out.Idiom: rub elbows.2. Obsolete. To be with or go with (another):accompany, attend, companion, company, escort.Idiom: go hand in hand with.

Translations

共谋配偶

consort

(ˈkonsoːt) noun a (especially royal) wife or husband. prince consort (= the husband of a reigning queen). 在位君主的配偶 配偶（尤指帝王的夫或妻） (kənˈsoːt) verb (with with) to have dealings or associations (with, usually in a bad sense). He's been consorting with drug-addicts. 共謀 共谋