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Definition of condole verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

condole

verb
 
/kənˈdəʊl/
 
/kənˈdəʊl/
[intransitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they condole
 
/kənˈdəʊl/
 
/kənˈdəʊl/
he / she / it condoles
 
/kənˈdəʊlz/
 
/kənˈdəʊlz/
past simple condoled
 
/kənˈdəʊld/
 
/kənˈdəʊld/
past participle condoled
 
/kənˈdəʊld/
 
/kənˈdəʊld/
-ing form condoling
 
/kənˈdəʊlɪŋ/
 
/kənˈdəʊlɪŋ/
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  1. condole (with somebody) to express sympathy for somebody, especially when a person in their family or somebody they know well has died
    • The president condoled with the bereaved families.
    Topics Feelingsc2
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