widowed

SayWID-ohdUS/ˈwɪd.oʊd/UK/ˈwɪd.əʊd/

2 meanings of widowed

1
adjective
Having lost a husband or wife because they died or went missing.
Her widowed grandmother moved in with them last spring.
After the accident, he was left widowed with three young children.
Similarbereaved
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2
verb
Simple past and past participle of widow. Use this form for something that already happened.
The flood widowed many families in the village that year.
She was widowed when she was only thirty.
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widowed is a form of widow

widow, verb: To make someone a widow or widower by causing their husband or wife to die. Full entry

Forms: widowwidows he/she/itwidowing -ing formwidowed past tense, past participle
Spelling: widow → widowed: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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