# widowed

Pronunciation: say "WID-ohd" US /ˈwɪd.oʊd/, UK /ˈwɪd.əʊd/

## Adjective

1. Left without a spouse because that spouse has died or has gone missing.
   - Simple: Having lost a husband or wife because they died or went missing.
   - _The widowed professor rarely spoke of his late wife._
   - _She has been widowed twice and raised her family alone._

## Verb

2. Simple past tense and past participle of widow. — simple past and past participle of widow
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of widow. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The long war widowed countless women across the region._
   - _He was widowed early and never remarried._

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