condole UK /kənˈdəʊl/US /kənˈdoʊl/ verb5 •Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.She condoled with her father over the death of his mother. •(formal) To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.Nay, compassion it selfe, comes to no great degree, if vvee haue not felt, in some proportion, in our selues, that vvhich vvee lament and condole in another. — 1624 •(no longer used) To express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with (someone); to lament in sympathy with (someone).Let vs condoll the knight: for lamkins vve vvill liue. — 1599 •(no longer used) To express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament. •[with oneself] (no longer used) To express or feel sorrow for (oneself); to bewail, to mourn. formscondoled · condoling · condoles · condoleth · condolest