Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Woeful; sorrowful

Examples

42 sentences

  1. Woe to the vanquished.

    Горе переможеним. — aandrusiak

    deWehe den Besiegten. — samueldora

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  2. Woe to infidels.

    Горе невірним! — aandrusiak

    ruГоре неверным! — glavkos

    deWehe den Ungläubigen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Woe to the conquered!

    Горе переможеним! — hectorvk

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  4. Riches cover a multitude of woes.

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  5. She broke into cries of woe.

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Origin

From Middle English wo, woo, from Old English wā, wǣ, from Proto-West Germanic *wai (inter

From Middle English wo, woo, from Old English wā, wǣ, from Proto-West Germanic *wai (interjection), from Proto-Germanic *wai (“woe!”, interjection), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wáy (“oh!; ah!; woe!; alas!”, interjection).

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Forms

more woe, most woe
Comparativemore woe Lesson
Superlativemost woe Lesson

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Synonyms

86 synonyms
miserableB1blueA1dampB1depressedB1dismalC1downB2dullB1forlornC2gloomyB2glumC1lowA2melancholyC2moodyB2mournfulB2

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wobblewobblywoefulwoefullywok
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