# comforted

Pronunciation: US say "KUM-furt-id" /ˈkʌm.fɚt.ɪd/; UK say "KUM-fuht-id" /ˈkʌm.fət.ɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of comfort. — simple past and past participle of comfort
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of comfort. Use this form for soothing that already happened.
   - _He comforted the grieving family with a few quiet words of reassurance._
   - _The villagers were comforted by news that everyone had survived the flood._

## Adjective

2. Soothed and reassured; eased of grief or distress through kindness, sympathy, or caring attention.
   - Simple: Feeling calmer and less upset after someone has helped or reassured you.
   - _Comforted by the doctor's calm explanation, he stopped worrying about the results._
   - _She seemed comforted once the familiar voices of her old friends surrounded her._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/comforted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).