console

Universal Words verb ~ sb / yourself (with sth) to give comfort or sympathy to sb who is unhappy or disappointed: [VN] Nothing could console him when his wife died. * She put a consoling arm around his shoulders. * Console yourself with the thought that you did your best. * [VNthat] I didn't like lying but I consoled myself that it was for a good cause. * [VNspeech] 'Never mind,' Anne consoled her. noun a flat surface which contains all the controls and switches for a machine, a piece of electronic equipment, etc.