Mourn

Mourn
Mourn 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 of grief or sadness. [1913 Webster]

Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. --Gen. xxiii. 2. [1913 Webster]

2. To wear the customary garb of a mourner. [1913 Webster]

We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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

  • 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,… …   Dictionary of contemporary 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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