offer one's condolences
Share grief formally
To offer one's condolences is to express sympathy to someone who has experienced a loss, typically a death: I called to offer my condolences after hearing about her father.
The phrase is somewhat formal, appropriate for funerals, sympathy cards, and solemn occasions.
One offers, extends, or sends condolences—rarely gives them.
- deepest sympathyProfound shared sorrow
- funeral serviceCeremony for the deceased
- memorial serviceEvent honoring the deceased
- mourning attireClothing for grief
- wakePath left in water
sorry for your loss · grief counseling · moment of silence · in loving memory · thoughts and prayers · eulogy · final farewell · prayer vigil · shiva · sympathy · paying respects · bereavement · loss · memorial · flower arrangement · comfort · heavy heart
offer one's condolencescelebrate
Honor through festivity
congratulate · toast · felicitate · cheer · wish well
offer one's condolencesremain silent
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