mourn

CEFRC1

/mɔɹn/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To feel or show great sadness after someone's death.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To engage in the social customs of mourning; to commemorate a death and/or honour the deceased socially.

Examples

  • Don't mourn over the loss of your loved one too long.

  • God's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /mo(ː)ɹn/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To utter in a sorrowful manner.

  2. To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

  3. To wear mourning.

More examples

In context

  • For two months, she mourned her father's passing.

  • In that society, a spouse is mourned for one year, a parent for six months.

  • Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. Cognate with French morne (“gloomy”).