condole
UK/kәn'dәul/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To express sympathy with someone who has suffered a loss; to grieve along with another
（向……）哀悼，慰问，吊唁
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcon- (together, with) + dol (grieve, from Latin dolēre) = 'to grieve together with someone.' It is the verb behind the much commoner noun condolence. Note the fixed pattern condole WITH someone (not 'to' or 'for') — you grieve alongside them.
Root dol still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.condole with someone向某人致以慰问
Example Sentences
- 1.
Friends came to condole with the widow after the funeral.
- 2.
He wrote to condole with his colleague on the loss of her mother.