LEARNit Dictionary
comfort
noun
/ˈkʌmfət/
UK
/ˈkʌmfərt/
US
B2
1
B2
the state of being physically relaxed and free from pain; the state of having a pleasant life, with everything that you need
آسایش, راحتی, آرامش
2
B2
a feeling of not suffering or worrying so much; a feeling of being less unhappy
راحتی, آسایش, تسکین
I tried to offer a few words of comfort.
His words were
of little comfort
in the circumstances.
to
take comfort from
somebody’s words
His family can draw some comfort from the fact that the two men accused of his murder have pleaded guilty.
We know that they will
find comfort in
the knowledge that he died doing the job he loved
The announcement of a few new jobs will provide scant comfort to their many recently redundant employees.
If
it's any comfort
to you, I'm in the same situation.
synonym
consolation
3
B2
a person or thing that helps you when you are suffering, worried or unhappy
دلداری, تسکین, آرامش
Her being with me was such a comfort.
The children have been a
great comfort
to me through all of this.
It's a comfort to know that she is safe.
It was a comfort to her to know that I was never far away.
In some ways it's a comfort that they died together.
It will be a comfort to her family that justice has been done.
see also
cold comfort
4
B2
a thing that makes your life easier or more comfortable
راحتی, آسایش, رفاه
The hotel has all modern comforts/every modern comfort.
material comforts
She desperately missed her home comforts while camping.
He is someone who would take the comforts of home over the bright lights of Hollywood.
see also
creature comforts
verb
/ˈkʌmfət/
UK
/ˈkʌmfərt/
US
B2
1
to make somebody who is worried or unhappy feel better by being kind and showing sympathy to them
تسلی دادن, دلداری دادن, دلجویی کردن