widowed
widowed — adjective
1. no longer married because the person you were married to has died, and you have
no longer married because the person you were married to has died, and you have not married again
Bilal's widowed father raised three children on his own.
attributive use: widowed father
The charity provides home-cooked meals for widowed pensioners who live alone.
collocation: widowed pensioners
Mira became a widowed mother of two when her husband died of a heart attack.
Many widowed people say that talking to others with the same loss helps them cope.
The housing office gives widowed residents over sixty priority for one-bedroom apartments.
- bereaved
wider meaning — can refer to losing any loved one, not just a spouse
- married
married people have a living spouse
文法句型
widowed + noun
be + widowed
become + widowed
用法筆記
Frequently used before a noun (attributively): a widowed mother, widowed father, widowed pensioner. Can also follow a linking verb: she was widowed at 35; he became widowed after 50 years of marriage. Do not confuse with the verb 'to widen' (make wider) — the two words sound similar but are unrelated.