widowed

• Diz-se de uma pessoa cujo cônjuge morreu e que não voltou a se casar. Também pode indicar o estado civil de quem perdeu o cônjuge.

Describes a person who has lost their spouse through death and has not remarried.

1. Having lost a spouseB1formal

   Describes a person whose spouse has died and who has not remarried.

   Viúvo

   • She is a widowed mother of two children.
   • He has been widowed for five years now.
   • The widowed woman found comfort in her community.

   Sinônimosbereaved

• Verbo que indica que uma pessoa perdeu o cônjuge por morte, passando à condição de viúva ou viúvo.

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.

   Enviuvar

   • 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.