Widow meaning in English
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Definition
a widow: a woman whose husband has died
My grandmother is a widow because her husband died in the war.
a widower: a man whose wife has died
to be widowed: to become a widow or widower, to suffer the death of a husband or wife
My sister has been widowed for five years. My sister's husband died 5 years ago.
Pronunciation examples
UK: I was widowed at a very young age.
US: I'm starting a soccer team for widows and widowers.
Examples
- "Clairette died a few years later, leaving Xavier a widower."
Exercise 1
Which of the following are TRUE, according to Mrs. Quincy's letter? There may be more than one correct choice!
Which of the following are TRUE, according to Mrs. Quincy's letter? There may be more than one correct choice!
This is the only true statement here. A "widow" is a woman whose husband has died. Unfortunately, Archibald Cuthbert Quincy is a dead man and he was her husband. By the way, the word for a man whose wife had died is "widower".
This is not the right answer. Icarus will be "staying at home" with his mother for a few days. There is no mention of him going to hospital. "Home" is the place you live, not a health centre!
This is incorrect. The word "late" here does not mean late in the usual sense of the word, "delayed" or "tardy". Here, it means "deceased" or "dead". When we say "the late Mr. X" we mean "The dead Mr. X". "The late Mr. X" sounds nicer!
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