mourn

mourn
mourn [mo:n US mo:rn] v [I and T]
[: Old English; Origin: murnan]
1.) to feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died
= ↑grieve for
Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.
mourn for
They mourned for their children, killed in the war.
mourn sb's death/loss/passing
She still mourns the death of her husband.
2.) to feel very sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be
The old steam trains were much-loved, and we all mourn their passing .

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  • mourn — mourn; mourn·er; mourn·ful; mourn·ful·ness; mourn·ing; mourn·ing·ly; mourn·ful·ly; …   English syllables

  • Mourn — (m[=o]rn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mourned} (m[=o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mourning}.] [AS. murnan; akin to OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. ma[ u]rnan.] 1. To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mourn — Mourn, v. t. 1. To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail. [1913 Webster] As if he mourned his rival s ill success. Addison. [1913 Webster] And looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return. Emerson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mourn — [ mɔrn ] verb intransitive or transitive to feel extremely sad because someone has died, and express this in public: We are mourning the loss of our close friend. Many came to mourn their friend. mourn for: He still mourns for his brother. a. to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mourn — (v.) O.E. murnan to mourn, bemoan, long after, also be anxious about, be careful (class III strong verb; past tense mearn, pp. murnen), from P.Gmc. *murnan to remember sorrowfully (Cf. O.S. mornon, O.H.G. mornen, Goth. maurnan to mourn, O.N.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mourn — index deplore, repent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • mourn — sorrow, *grieve Analogous words: lament, bewail, bemoan (see DEPLORE): weep, keen, wail, *cry Contrasted words: rejoice, gladden, delight, *please …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mourn — [v] be sad over loss ache, agonize, anguish, be brokenhearted*, bemoan, be sad, bewail, bleed, blubber, carry on, complain, cry, deplore, fret, grieve, hurt, keen, lament, languish, long for, miss, moan, pine, regret, repine, rue, sigh, sob,… …   New thesaurus

  • mourn — ► VERB ▪ feel deep sorrow following the death or loss of. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • mourn — [môrn] vi. [ME mournen < OE murnan; akin to Goth * maúrnan, to be anxious < IE base * (s)mer , to remember: see MERIT] 1. to feel or express sorrow; lament; grieve 2. to grieve for someone who has died; specif., to manifest the conventional …   English World dictionary

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