widow

• Substantiv, das eine Frau bezeichnet, deren Ehemann gestorben ist und die keine neue Ehe eingegangen ist.

A noun referring to a woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried.

1. Woman whose spouse has diedA2formal

   A woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried.

   Witwe

   • The widow received condolences from her neighbors.
   • She became a widow at the age of forty.
   • The widow inherited her husband's estate.

• Verb, das den Zustand bezeichnet, dass jemand durch den Tod des Ehepartners verwitwet ist; meist in der Wendung 'verwitwet sein' bzw. 'zum Witwer/zur Witwe werden'.

A verb used to indicate the state of having become a widow or widower, typically through the death of a spouse.

1. B2formal

   To cause someone to become a widow or widower, typically by the death of a spouse.

   Verwitwen

   • The war widowed many women in the village.
   • She was widowed at a young age after her husband's accident.
   • The disease widowed him when his wife passed away.