widow
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/ˈwɪdoʊ/
/ˈwɪdəʊ/
- 1 dul kalmak, (birini) dul bırakmak
Definition (English)
To leave someone without a husband or wife, because the husband or wife has died.
Example Sentences
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My grandmother was widowed at the age of forty.Büyükannem kırk yaşında dul kaldı.
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He was widowed young and raised three children alone.Genç yaşta dul kaldı ve üç çocuğunu tek başına büyüttü.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
widow
/ˈwɪdoʊ/
Past
widowed
/ˈwɪdoʊd/
Participle
widowed
/ˈwɪdoʊd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edwidow → widowed
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. widowed /ˈwɪdoʊd/
Synonyms
bereave
Collocations
be widowedbe widowed youngrecently widoweda widowed mother