condole

Meaning

1. (intransitive) Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament.
3. (formal, often, transitive) To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with (someone); to lament in sympathy with (someone).
5. (obsolete, reflexive, transitive) To express or feel sorrow for (oneself); to bewail, to mourn.

Synonyms

sympathize

pity

console

comfort

commiserate

mourn

have compassion

pacify

reassure

revive

solace

soothe

spare

sympathize with

tranquilize

wail

hold a memorial service for

show sympathy

cry bitterly

tranquilise

join in lamenting

weep along

assuage

offer sympathy

cheer

cheer up

compassionate

gladden

hearten

mourn for

Translations

kondolieren

dar el pésame

condoleren

présenter ses condoléances

condolerse

συλλυπούμαι

faire ses condoléances

offrir les condoléances

consoler

trauern

pleurer

😢

se condouloir

compatir à

sein Beileid aussprechen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈdoʊl/

Etymology

PIE word
*ḱóm
Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin condolēre, the present active infinitive of condoleō (“to feel severe pain, suffer greatly; to suffer with or feel another’s pain, condole”), from Latin con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several things) + doleō (“to suffer physical pain, hurt; to be sorry, grieve for, deplore, lament”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to divide, split”)).