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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I noted Mamdani’s explanation that the vigil had mourned both Israeli and Palestinian deaths.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
In a Facebook post, football coach Vince Carter mourned his player, writing that Brown “was around the wrong crowd and was getting misled and misguided,” adding, “it hurts to see this is how it ended.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.
From Barron's ● 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
It was deeply distressing to him that they died too quickly for their loss to even be mourned by the others.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
