All 6 Uses

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Dear John
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We just ended up consoling each other.
Chpt 19 *

consoling = comforting (emotionally)
It came on a day when I'd just been fired—again— and I went to console myself at Leroy's, as always.†
Chpt 1 *
I tried to console myself with the fact that the tone of the letters hadn't changed, but in time even that did.†
Chpt 15
As May swept in, I consoled myself that at least we would be able to see each other on my next leave.†
Chpt 15
Anyway, we spent a lot of time together, and he was good at consoling me whenever I got down.†
Chpt 19
Not only was he trying to come to terms with the loss—he adored his parents—but Alan was inconsolable.†
Chpt 19

inconsolable = too sad to be comforted

standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inconsolable means not and reverses the meaning of consolable. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.

Definitions:

(1) (console as in: console her grief)
to comfort (emotionally)
(2) (console as in: plug it into the console)
controls or video monitor(s) for electrical equipment; or a cabinet made to hold electronic equipment
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely, console can refer to a storage compartment between the bucket seats of a car.