# widows

Pronunciation: say "WID-ohz" US /ˈwɪd.oʊz/, UK /ˈwɪd.əʊz/

## Noun

1. Plural of widow. — plural of widow
   - Simple: Plural of widow. Use this form when you mean more than one widow.
   - _The charity provides housing and support to widows and their children._
   - _Several widows from the parish attended the memorial service together._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of widow: to make a widow of someone. — third-person singular simple present indicative of widow; to make a widow of
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of widow. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the war.
   - _Prolonged violence widows a great many women and leaves their children fatherless._
   - _In the third act, a stray bullet widows the bride on her wedding night._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/widows (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).