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Mourn

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

Don't mourn over the loss of your loved one too long.
God's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire community gathered at the village church to ____ the loss of the beloved local teacher who had passed away earlier that week.

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