MOURN


Meaning of MOURN in English

mourn /mɔːn $ mɔːrn/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: murnan ]

1 . to feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died SYN 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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.