Widowed Meaning in English

word · lemma: widow

US

ˈwɪdoʊd

WIH-dohd

UK

wˈɪdəʊd

WIH-dohd

परिभाषा

Describes someone whose husband or wife has died and who has not remarried.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

'Widowed' is mainly used as an adjective after 'be' verbs (e.g., 'She is widowed'). It does not specify gender—the terms 'widower' (man) and 'widow' (woman) are specific. It is often used to describe someone's marital status in forms or official documents.

• Spanish: viudo - viuda
• Portuguese (BR): viúvo - viúva
• Portuguese (PT): viúvo - viúva
• Chinese (Simplified): 丧偶的
• Chinese (Traditional): 喪偶的
• Hindi: विधवा - विधुर
• Arabic: أرمل - أرملة
• Bengali: বিধবা (নারী) - বিধুর (পুরুষ) - স্বামী বা স্ত্রীহীন (অবিবাহিত কারণে) (adj.)
• Russian: овдовевший
• Japanese: 未亡人の - 配偶者を亡くした
• Vietnamese: goá
• Korean: 배우자를 잃은
• Turkish: dul (eşini kaybetmiş)
• Urdu: بیوہ (عورت) - بیوَہ شدہ (جنس غیر متعین)
• Indonesian: berstatus janda/duda

उदाहरण वाक्य

She has been widowed for five years.

basic

He became widowed at a young age.

basic

My grandmother is widowed.

basic

He has been widowed twice in his life.

natural

Since being widowed, she spends more time with friends.

natural

He described himself as widowed on the form.

natural