con|dole´ment

con|dole´ment
con|dole «kuhn DOHL», verb, -doled, -dol|ing.
–v.i.
1. to express sympathy (with); commiserate: »

The widow's friends condoled with her at the funeral.

2. Obsolete. to grieve; lament.
–v.t.
Obsolete. to grieve with (another).
[< Latin condolēre < com- with + dolēre grieve, suffer]
con|dole´ment, noun.
con|dol´er, noun.
con|dol´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • con|dole — «kuhn DOHL», verb, doled, dol|ing. –v.i. 1. to express sympathy (with); commiserate: »The widow s friends condoled with her at the funeral. 2. Obsolete. to grieve; lament. –v.t. Obsolete. to grieve with ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|dol´ing|ly — con|dole «kuhn DOHL», verb, doled, dol|ing. –v.i. 1. to express sympathy (with); commiserate: »The widow s friends condoled with her at the funeral. 2. Obsolete. to grieve; lament. –v.t. Obsolete. to grieve with ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|dol´er — con|dole «kuhn DOHL», verb, doled, dol|ing. –v.i. 1. to express sympathy (with); commiserate: »The widow s friends condoled with her at the funeral. 2. Obsolete. to grieve; lament. –v.t. Obsolete. to grieve with ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • condolence — con•do•lence [[t]kənˈdoʊ ləns[/t]] n. Often, condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief Sometimes, con•dole′ment. Etymology: 1595–1605 con•do′lent,adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Condolement — Con*dole ment, n. 1. Condolence. A pitiful condolement. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”