Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offer one's condolences

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: of-fer- one's -con-do-lences
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one.

Example Sentences

"The president offered his condolences to the mother of the dead soldier."

Inflected Forms

offers one's condolences (present, singular) offering one's condolences (participle, present) offered one's condolences (participle, past) offered one's condolences (past)

Questions

What does offer one's condolences mean?: To offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one.

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