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comforteth

comforteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of comfort.

Meaning of comfort

Verb

comfort (third-person singular simple present comforts, present participle comforting, simple past and past participle comforted)

  1. (transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
    • Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.
    Synonyms:
    besoothe, console
  2. (obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
    • God's own testimony […] doth not a little comfort and confirm the same.[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
  3. (obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.
    • I […] cannot help the noble chevalier: / God comfort him in this necessity!1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

See all 14 meanings of comfort

Origin of comforteth

From comfort + -eth.

Questions about comforteth

What is comforteth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comforteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of comfort.

Words near comforteth in the dictionary

  1. comfortedest
  2. comfortedst
  3. comforter
  4. comforters
  5. comfortest
  6. comforteth
  7. comfortfic
  8. comfortful
  9. comfortin'
  10. comforting
  11. comfortingly

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