mourn
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
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to grieve or lament over (the dead).
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to utter in a sorrowful manner.
verb
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to feel or express sadness for the death or loss of (someone or something)
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(intr) to observe the customs of mourning, as by wearing black
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(tr) to grieve over (loss or misfortune)
Related Words
See grieve.
Other Word Forms
- overmourn verb
- unmourned adjective
Etymology
Origin of mourn
First recorded before 900; Middle English mo(u)rnen, Old English murnan; cognate with Old High German mornēn, Old Norse morna, Gothic maurnan
Example Sentences
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Government authorities have stepped in with official relief measures and sanctioned mourning activities, such as flying flags at half-staff and the establishment of designated condolence sites.
Thousands have laid flowers and paid their respects over a three-day mourning period, with some of the notes left at the site calling for accountability.
From Barron's
The fire - Hong Kong's deadliest in more than 70 years - led the region's authority to declare a three-day mourning period, which began on Saturday.
From BBC
Hong Kong officials have held a moment of silence at the start of a three-day mourning period to remember those killed after the city's deadliest fire in nearly 80 years.
From BBC
Hong Kong's leader and top government officials observed a moment of silence on Saturday to mourn the victims of the city's deadliest fire in decades, which killed at least 128 people and displaced hundreds.
From Barron's
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