Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » mourn

mourn

Listen See in Thesaurus See in a sentence

To mourn is to feel or show intensive grief or sadness, usually as a result of a loss.

(verb)

When a loved one dies and you feel intense grief at his passing, this is an example of a time when you mourn.

See mourn in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to feel or express sorrow; lament; grieve
to grieve for someone who has died; specif., to manifest the conventional signs of such grief, as by wearing black clothes
to make the low, continuous sound of a dove

Origin: ME mournen < OE murnan; akin to Goth *maúrnan, to be anxious < IE base *(s)mer-, to remember: see merit

transitive verb

to feel or express sorrow for (something regrettable)
to grieve for (someone who has died)
to utter in a manner expressing sorrow

See mourn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb mourned, mourn·ing, mourns

verb, intransitive

To feel or express grief or sorrow. See Synonyms at grieve.
To show grief for a death by conventional signs, as by wearing black clothes.
To make a low, indistinct, mournful sound. Used especially of a dove.

verb, transitive

To feel or express deep regret for: mourned the wasted years.
To grieve over (someone who has died).
To utter sorrowfully.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mournen

Origin: , from Old English murnan; see (s)mer-¹ in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

mournˈer noun

mournˈing·ly adverb

Learn more about mourn

mourn synonyms

mourn in a sentence

mourn quotes

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

» more results...