MOURN Definition & Meaning

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mourn

[ mawrn, mohrn ]

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verb (used without object)

to feel or express sorrow or grief.
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to grieve or lament for the dead.
to show the conventional or usual signs of sorrow over a person's death.

verb (used with object)

to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
to grieve or lament over (the dead).
to utter in a sorrowful manner.

mourn

/ ��ɔː�� /

verb

to feel or express sadness for the death or loss of (someone or something)
intr to observe the customs of mourning, as by wearing black
tr to grieve over (loss or misfortune)

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mourn¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English mo(u)rnen, Old English murnan; cognate with Old High German ��ǰ��ŧ��, Old Norse morna, Gothic maurnan

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mourn¹

Old English murnan; compare Old High German ��ǰ��ŧ�� to be troubled, Gothic maurnan to grieve, Greek mermeros worried

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Synonym Study

See grieve.

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Example Sentences

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Tributes have been pouring in on social media to mourn his death.

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Friends, family, and the music community deeply mourn his loss.”

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While they might have come together over a cup of coffee or a slice of pizza before, now they’re meeting to mourn together.

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On Tuesday, Myanmar held a minute of silence to remember victims, part of a week of national mourning.

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Norris mourned the loss of his “dear friend and brother” on Sunday, sharing behind-the-scenes photos and pictures of their on-screen battles on Instagram.

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