mourn
verb (used without object)
to feel or express sorrow or grief.
mourned
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past participleof mourn.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mourn.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mournverb (used without object)to feel or express sorrow or grief.
Example Sentences
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Klitschko, a multiple-time heavyweight world champion, on Monday evening mourned the “Heroes” star and his former partner in an emotional tribute shared to Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mahalia Jackson died at only 60; at her funeral Belafonte mourned her as “the single most powerful black woman in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Graham as one of Israel’s strongest friends in Washington and mourned the loss of a close personal friend.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
The family of a British teenager who died in Greece has mourned a "deeply loved son".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Even the ever-confident Dr. Rush mourned that “nothing but the power of the Almighty could stop it.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
