widow

/ˈwɪd.oʊ/ verb C2

To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of. (transitive)
To strip of anything valued. (figuratively, transitive)

He/she/it widows · Past widowed · Past participle widowed · -ing form widowing

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Verb forms

Base form: widow
He/she/it: widows
Past: widowed
Past participle: widowed
-ing form: widowing

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We bring to his widow his sword and cross of honor.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 3 · C1

## The Widow and Her Little Maidens

Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 26 · B2

A WIDOW who was fond of cleaning had two little maidens to wait on her.

Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 26 · B2

## The Widow and the Sheep

Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 32 · B2

Other matches

widow A woman whose spouse B2

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