Mourn
Pronunciation : Mourn
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. murnan; akin to OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. ma?rnan.]
Definition : 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. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. Gen. xxiii. 2.
2. To wear the customary garb of a mourner. We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood Shak. Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year. Pope.
i. [imp. & p. p. Mourned; p. pr. & vb. n. Mourning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Mourn
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail. As if he mourned his rival's ill success. Addison. And looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return. Emerson.
2. To utter in a mournful manner or voice. The lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well. Milton.
Syn. -- See Deplore.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913