CONDOLE


Meaning of CONDOLE in English

— condolatory /keuhn doh"leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. — condoler , n. — condolingly , adv.

/keuhn dohl"/ , v. , condoled, condoling .

v.i.

1. to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually fol. by with ): to condole with a friend whose father has died.

v.t.

2. Obs. to grieve with.

[ 1580-90; condolere, equiv. to con- CON- + dolere to feel pain; akin to DOLOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .