condole
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con·dole
(kən-dōl′)intr.v. con·doled, con·dol·ing, con·doles
To express sympathy or sorrow: I condoled with him in his loss.
[Late Latin condolēre, to feel another's pain : Latin com-, com- + Latin dolēre, to grieve.]
con·do′la·to′ry (-dō′lə-tôr′ē) adj.
con·dol′er n.
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condole
(kənˈdəʊl)vb
(foll by: with) to express sympathy with someone in grief, pain, etc
[C16: from Church Latin condolēre to suffer pain (with another), from Latin com- together + dolēre to grieve, feel pain]
conˈdolatory adj
conˈdoler n
conˈdolingly adv
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con•dole
(kənˈdoʊl)v. -doled, -dol•ing. v.i.
1. to express sympathy with a person suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usu. fol. by with).
v.t. 2. Obs. to grieve with.
con•do′la•to`ry (-ˈdoʊ ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
con•dol′er, n.
con•dol′ing•ly, adv.
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condole
Past participle: condoled
Gerund: condoling
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| Verb | 1. | condole - express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
condole
vi to condole with somebody (on or upon something) → jdm (zu etw) sein Mitgefühl aussprechen; (on death also) → jdm (zu etw) kondolieren
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condole
vt. condolerse; dar el pésame.
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