condolence
kind words or sympathy for someone after a death or serious loss.
sympathy expressed to someone who is grieving or suffering a serious loss, especially because someone has died.
- Base: condolence
- Plural: condolence, condolences
book of condolence
1public sympathy record
a book where people write sympathy messages after an important person dies or after a tragedy.
- A book of condolence was opened at the town hall.
- Hundreds of people signed the book of condolence after the disaster.
- The embassy set up an online book of condolence.
- People signed the book of condolence.
- The city opened a book of condolence.
condolence card
1sympathy greeting card
a card you send to someone after a person has died.
- We all signed a condolence card for our coworker.
- She bought a condolence card after hearing about her neighbor's death.
- The family kept every condolence card they received.
- I sent a condolence card.
- They signed a condolence card.
condolence message
1written sympathy message
a short written message saying you are sorry for someone's loss.
- He posted a condolence message on the family's memorial page.
- The school sent a condolence message to the parents.
- I didn't know what to write in my condolence message.
- She wrote a condolence message.
- We sent a short condolence message.
deepest condolences
1very sincere sympathy
very sincere sympathy after someone has died or suffered a serious loss.
- Our deepest condolences go out to everyone affected by the tragedy.
- She sent her deepest condolences to the family.
- Please accept our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
- You have my deepest condolences.
- We send our deepest condolences.
my condolences
1personal sympathy formula
a polite way to say you are sorry because someone has died or suffered a serious loss.
- My condolences to you and your family.
- My condolences on the loss of your father.
- I heard the sad news this morning. My condolences.
- My condolences to your family.
- My condolences for your loss.
offer one's condolences
1formally express sympathy
to say or write kind words to someone after a death or serious loss.
- The mayor offered her condolences to the victims' families.
- We would like to offer our sincere condolences on your loss.
- Several colleagues came by to offer their condolences.
- I offered my condolences to his wife.
- They offered condolences to the family.
please accept my condolences
1formal sympathy formula
a formal way to say you are sorry for someone's loss.
- Please accept my condolences on the passing of your grandmother.
- Please accept our condolences for your loss.
- I was very sorry to hear the news. Please accept my condolences.
- Please accept my condolences.
- Please accept our condolences for your loss.
send one's condolences
1send sympathy message
to send a message saying you are sorry for someone's loss.
- Please send my condolences to your mother.
- The company sent condolences to the family of the employee who died.
- If you speak to Daniel, send him our condolences.
- Please send her my condolences.
- We sent condolences by email.