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mourn
What does mourn mean?
mourn (verb): to express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use mourn in a sentence?
- For two months, she mourned her father's passing. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- She mourned the loss of her independence. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce mourn?
/mɔɹn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mourn come from?
From Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnaną.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to mourn
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “mourn” mean?
to take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony
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to officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory
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to confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement
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to express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death)
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