Widowed - English meaning

Widowed – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Become a widow or widower; lose one's spouse through death.
Usage examples:
He was recently widowed

adjective
Having lost one's spouse by death and not married again.
Usage examples:
Her widowed mother

adjective
Having lost a husband or wife through death
Usage examples:
My widowed uncle lives upstairs.

Widowed translation into English

Widowed: translate from English into Chinese

寡

Widowed: translate from English into Dutch

Weduwnaar, Tot weduwe gemaakt

Widowed: translate from English into French

Veuve, Devenir veuve, Devenir veuf, Perdre son épouse, Perdre son mari, Être privé de

Widowed: translate from English into German

Verwitwet

Widowed: translate from English into Hindi

विधवा

Widowed: translate from English into Italian

Vedova

Widowed: translate from English into Korean

과부, 미망인이 된, 과부가 된

Widowed: translate from English into Russian

Овдовел, Овдовевший, Вдовый

Widowed: translate from English into Spanish

Viudo

Word origin

Old English widewe, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘be empty’; compare with Sanskrit vidh ‘be destitute’, Latin viduus ‘bereft, widowed’, and Greek ēitheos ‘unmarried man’.

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Widowed – similar words

widowered

adjective
That is or has become a widower; of or belonging to a widower.

Widowered - all meanings in English

widower

noun
A man who has lost his spouse by death and has not married again.
Usage examples:
Many of the residents told to replace their sewers are retired, widows and widowers and single pare…

noun
A man whose wife has died and who has not married again

Widower - all meanings in English

widow

noun
A woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not married again.
Usage examples:
On her husband's death, a widow usually foresees a life full of harassment and humiliation.

verb
Become a widow or widower; lose one's spouse through death.
Usage examples:
He was recently widowed

noun
A woman whose husband has died and who has not married again

Widow - all meanings in English

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