woe
21woe is me — Meaning Origin This occurs in the the Bible, Old Testament in Job 10:15 in the form woe unto me . Job is one of the oldest books in the Old Testament, which dates from about 1200BC, making the phrase in the original language 3,200 years old. The… …
22woe — UK [wəʊ] / US [woʊ] noun Word forms woe : singular woe plural woes 1) [uncountable] literary a strong feeling of sadness tales of great woe 2) woes [plural] formal problems and worries economic/financial/political woes to add to someone s woes:… …
23woe — [[t]wo͟ʊ[/t]] woes 1) N UNCOUNT Woe is very great sadness. [LITERARY] He listened to my tale of woe... All around women wailed their woe or screamed abuse. Ant: joy 2) N PLURAL: usu with poss You can refer to someone s problems as their woes.… …
24woe — n. archaic or literary 1 affliction; bitter grief; distress. 2 (in pl.) calamities, troubles. 3 joc. problems (told me a tale of woe). Phrases and idioms: woe betide there will be unfortunate consequences for (woe betide you if you are late). woe …
25Woe Is Me — Doctorwhobox serial name=36 37 Woe Is Me writer=Gordon Kent series= Series 1 length=2 episodes date=November 3 4, 1986 preceding=Mish Mash Melee following=Fugitive Flowers| Woe Is Me is the twelfth serial in the United States children s… …
26woe — noun literary 1》 great sorrow or distress. 2》 (woes) troubles. Phrases woe betide someone (or woe to someone) humorous a person will be in trouble if they do a specified thing. woe is me! humorous an exclamation of sorrow or distress. Origin… …
27woe — noun 1 literary (U) great sadness: a tale of woe 2 woes (plural) formal the problems and troubles affecting someone: They tend to blame all of Africa s woes on colonialism. 3 woe betide especially humorous used to warn someone that there will be… …
28woe — Pōpilikia nui, kaumaha nui. Also: walania, walawalania, walenia, wawalania, welenia. See grief, rain. To relate woes, ōhumuhumu. Woe! Auwē! Auē! Woe is me! Ehia ua mea aloha, o wau! Auwē (Auē) ho i au! …
29woe — I. interjection Etymology: Middle English wa, wo, from Old English wā; akin to Old Norse vei, interjection, woe, Latin vae Date: before 12th century used to express grief, regret, or distress II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a condition of… …
30woe — /woh/, n. 1. grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description. 2. an affliction: She suffered a fall, among her other woes. interj. 3. an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation. [bef. 900; ME wo (interj.… …
