condolence
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3.7
- noun
- /kənˈdoʊləns/
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condolencia
- I just want you to know you have our condolences.
- offer condolences
- send condolences
- a letter of condolence
Instead, we have warmest condolences and sympathies.
- Instead, we have warmest condolences and sympathies.
- Yeah, well, my sincerest condolences go out to you.
- And so many people sent their condolences to me.
- First, I do want to send my condolences to this person who shielded his daughter.
- Listen, I saw this tweet today, Jason, and I just wanted to give you my condolences.
- And I don't know if your family will see this, but my condolences, our condolences, our prayers and our thoughts are with you all.
- I know stay the fuck if they're like, oh, and President Biden is out and speaking and giving his condolences to the families.
- So first of all, I just want to give you my deepest condolences for.
- He very much wished for his condolences to be passed on to New Zealand.
- Congratulations to me, condolences to Kate.
- Theo, it's your boy Abby calling from Las Vegas, NV calling to give you my condolences on Ralphie May brother.
- And maybe with that, I mean, it's such a small condolence, but there would be some sense of it would provide them.
Examples
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President Madam Chancellor, you have my sincerest condolences on your recent loss.
Fiction book (1991) -
When he had her full attention, he said, "May I offer my condolences for your terrible sorrow?"
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Letters of condolence have been received from leaders around the world.
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Speaker, Could I, could I join with the Prime Minister with the expressions of condolence led by the Prime Minister earlier on?
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We would like to express our condolences for the loss of your daughter.
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And we send our deepest condolences to their family and friends.
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Wayne and I just wanted to come over and offer our condolences.
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I'd like to start by saying everybody at Nissan would like to extend their deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.
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And I don't know if your family will see this, but my condolences, our condolences, our prayers and our thoughts are with you all.
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We would like to express our condolence for the loss of your daughter.
Synonyms
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1.0
Things people say or do to make someone feel less worried
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1.8
Feeling of understanding and sharing another person's sadness
4
1.6
A card sent to someone to show you are sorry after a death
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6.7
A feeling or words that show you feel sorry for someone who is suffering
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9.9
Words or actions that show sympathy to someone who has lost a loved one
A written message that says you are sorry when someone dies
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Etymology
Condolence comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and dolere 'to grieve', and you can see the same root in doleful. It originally meant 'to grieve with' someone. That's why a condolence is a way to show sympathy when someone has lost a loved one.