What does condole mean?
Definitions for condole
kənˈdoʊlcon·dole
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Princeton's WordNet
condoleverb
express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
"You must condole the widow"
Wiktionary
condoleverb
To grieve.
condoleverb
To express sympathetic sorrow, to lament.
Etymology: * From condolere, "to suffer with another".
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Condoleverb
To bewail with another.
I come not, Sampson, to condole thy chance,
As these perhaps, yet wish it had not been,
Though for no friendly intent. John Milton, Agonistes, l. 1076.Why should our poet petition Isis for her safe delivery, and afterwards condole her miscarriage. Dryden.
To CONDOLEverb
To lament with those that are in misfortune; to express concern for the miseries of others. It has with before the person for whose misfortune we profess grief.
Etymology: condoleo, Latin.
Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you. William Temple.
I congratulate with the republick of beasts upon this honour done to their king; and must condole with us poor mortals, who, by distance, are rendered incapable of paying our respects. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 118.
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condole
To condole means to express sympathy or sorrow, often towards someone who is grieving or experiencing a loss. This expression of condolences is typically a way to show emotional support and understanding regarding their situation.
Webster Dictionary
Condoleverb
to express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with
Condoleverb
to lament or grieve over
Etymology: [L. condolere; con- + dolere to feel pain, grieve. See Doleful.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Condole
kon-dōl′, v.i. to grieve with another: to sympathise in sorrow: (Shak.) to grieve.—adj. Condol′atory, expressing condolence.—ns. Condole′ment, Condol′ence, expression of grief for another's sorrow.—adj. Condol′ent, sympathetic. [L. con, with, dolēre, to grieve.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of condole in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of condole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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