condole

(kən-dōl')
intr.v., -doled, -dol·ing, -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.]

condolatory con·do'la·to'ry (-dō'lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
condoler con·dol'er n.

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v.i.

To show that bereavement is a smaller evil than sympathy.

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IN BRIEF: To express sympathy, grief.

I tried to condole my son after his favorite hamster died.

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See words rhyming with "condole."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - kondolere

idioms:

• condole on    kondolere med
• condole with    kondolere med
• condole with someone on    kondolere overfor nogen med

Français (French)
v. intr. - présenter ses condoléances

idioms:

• condole on    présenter ses condoléances
• condole with    présenter ses condoléances à qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - kondolieren

idioms:

• condole on    kondolieren zu
• condole with    jmdm. sein Mitgefühl aussprechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συλλυπούμαι, εκφράζω τα συλλυπητήριά μου

idioms:

• condole on    εκφράζω τα συλλυπητήριά μου για
• condole with    συλλυπούμαι
• condole with someone on    συλλυπούμαι, εκφράζω τα συλλυπητήριά μου

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• condole on    condolersi di
• condole with    condolersi con

Português (Portuguese)
v. - condoer-se

idioms:

• condole on    expressar condolências para com alguém
• condole with    expressar simpatia pelos problemas de uma pessoa
• condole with someone on    dar pêsames

Русский (Russian)
выражать соболезнования

idioms:

• condole on    выражать соболезнования по поводу
• condole with    выражать соболезнования кому-либо
• condole with someone on    выражать соболезнования кому-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - condolerse, compadecerse

idioms:

• condole on    expresar sus condolencias por
• condole with    dar el pésame, expresar su condolencia a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uttrycka sitt deltagande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
哀悼, 慰问, 致悼词

idioms:

• condole on    吊慰
• condole with    慰问
• condole with someone on    向某人吊慰...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 哀悼, 慰問, 致悼詞

idioms:

• condole on    吊慰
• condole with    慰問
• condole with someone on    向某人吊慰...

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 문상하다, 애도의

idioms:

• condole on    문상하다
• condole with    애도의 뜻을 표하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 悔やみを言う, 慰める

idioms:

• condole on    慰める
• condole with    …にお悔やみを言う
• condole with someone on    …にお悔やみを言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) واسى, عزى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הביע צערו, ניחם‬

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