comforted (verb)

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• Comforted — Comfort Com fort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comforted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comforting.}] [F. conforter, fr. L. confortare to strengthen much; con + fortis strong. See {Fort}.] 1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. [Obs.] Wyclif.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• take heart — verb gain courage (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑buck up • Hypernyms: ↑cheer, ↑hearten, ↑recreate, ↑embolden • Verb Frames: S …   Useful english dictionary

• comfort — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 having all your body needs/a pleasant life ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, great, maximum, modest, reasonable ▪ They live in modest comfort. ▪ comparative …   Collocations dictionary

• com|fort — «KUHM fuhrt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to ease the grief or sorrow of; cheer: »The mother s words of love and help comforted the crying girl. 2. to give ease to; make comfortable: »The nurse comforted the patient by tidying up his bed. 3. Law. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Comfort — Com fort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comforted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comforting.}] [F. conforter, fr. L. confortare to strengthen much; con + fortis strong. See {Fort}.] 1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Comforting — Comfort Com fort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comforted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comforting.}] [F. conforter, fr. L. confortare to strengthen much; con + fortis strong. See {Fort}.] 1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. [Obs.] Wyclif.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• comfort — I UK [ˈkʌmfə(r)t] / US [ˈkʌmfərt] noun Word forms comfort : singular comfort plural comforts ** 1) [uncountable] a physically relaxed state, without any pain or other unpleasant feelings The airline is keen to improve passenger comfort. in… …   English dictionary

• human behaviour — Introduction       the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life.       Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… …   Universalium

• weep — [[t]wi͟ːp[/t]] weeps, weeping, wept 1) VERB If someone weeps, they cry. [LITERARY] She wanted to laugh and weep all at once... [V ing] The weeping family hugged and comforted each other... [V n] She wept tears of joy. N SING: a N Weep is also a… …   English dictionary