condole
verb (used without object)
to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually followed bywith ).
condoles
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present tense formof condole (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Her team listens, condoles with the families and tries to humanise the situation.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
In his best vestryman's voice, T. S. Eliot restates his cultured disenchantment with the wartime world and condoles with humanity, shivering in "the cold wind That blows before and after time."
From Time Magazine Archive
He condoles with me that the unbridled people occasion me so much trouble.
From Egmont by Anna Swanwick
“Qu’est-ce que tu veux, ma pauvre Mimi?” condoles Céleste, as she approaches the family feline.
From The Real Latin Quarter by F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley) Smith
She condoles with the saleswoman upon her hard lot and lack of pleasure, and in the rôle of a kindly, prosperous matron invites her to come to her own home for a good time.
From A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil by Jane Addams
