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/ |
- 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.
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