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mourn

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mourn  (môrn, mrn)
v. mourned, mourn·ing, mourns
v.intr.
1. To feel or express grief or sorrow. See Synonyms at grieve.
2. To show grief for a death by conventional signs, as by wearing black clothes.
3. To make a low, indistinct, mournful sound. Used especially of a dove.
v.tr.
1. To feel or express deep regret for: mourned the wasted years.
2. To grieve over (someone who has died).
3. To utter sorrowfully.

[Middle English mournen, from Old English murnan; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots.]

mourner n.
mourning·ly adv.

mourn [mɔːn]
vb
1. to feel or express sadness for the death or loss of (someone or something)
2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (intr) to observe the customs of mourning, as by wearing black
3. (tr) to grieve over (loss or misfortune)
[Old English murnan; compare Old High German mornēn to be troubled, Gothic maurnan to grieve, Greek mermeros worried]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.mourn - feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"
grieve, sorrow - feel grief
2.mourn - observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
celebrate, observe, keep - behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

mourn
verb
1. (often with for) grieve for, miss, lament, keen for, weep for, sorrow for, wail for, wear black for She still mourned her father.
2. bemoan, rue, deplore, bewail We mourned the loss of our cities.
Translations
mourn [mɔːn]
A. VT [+ person] (= grieve for) → llorar(la muerte de); (= be in mourning for) → estar de luto or duelo por; [+ death, loss] → lamentar, sentir
Conservatives mourn the passing of family valueslos conservadores se lamentan de la desaparición de los valores familiares
B. VI (= be in mourning) → estar de luto or duelo
when a relative dies one needs time to mourn (= grieve) → cuando un pariente muere se necesita tiempo para llorarlo or llorar su muerte
to mourn for sbllorar a algn, llorar la muerte de algn
it is no use mourning for what might have beenno sirve de nada lamentarse por lo que podría haber sido
he was mourning over his lost lovelloraba por su amor perdido

mourn [ˈmɔːrn]
vt
[+ death] → pleurer; [+ person] → pleurer
[+ defeat, departure] → déplorer
to mourn the loss of sth → déplorer la perte de qch
vi
to mourn for [+ person] → pleurer; [+ lost thing] → pleurer

mourn
vt persontrauern um, betrauern; sb’s deathbeklagen, betrauern; (with wailing) → beklagen; (fig)nachtrauern (+dat); who is she mourning?um wen trauert sie?; (= wear mourning for)warum trägt sie Trauer?; he is still mourning the break-up of his relationshiper trauert noch immer über das Ende seiner Beziehung; what is to become of us?, she mournedwas soll aus uns werden?, klagte sie
vitrauern; (= wear mourning)Trauer tragen, in Trauer gehen; to mourn for or over somebodyum jdn trauern, jds Tod (acc)betrauern; to mourn for or over somethingeiner Sache (dat)nachtrauern

mourn [mɔːn]
1. vtpiangere, lamentare
2. vi to mourn (for sb)piangere (la morte di qn)

mourn [mɔːn]
1. vtpiangere, lamentare
2. vi to mourn (for sb)piangere (la morte di qn)

mourn
v mourn [moːn]
to have or show great sorrow eg for a person who has died She mourned (for) her dead son. treur, betreur يَنوحُ على، يَتَفَجَّع على، يَنْدُب скърбя truchlit, oplakávat sørge trauern θρηνώ llorar (la muerte de una persona), añorar, estar de luto leinama سوگوارى کردن surra pleurer לְהִתאַבֵּל शोक करना, दुखी होना tugovati, žaliti (meg)gyászol berkabung syrgja piangere 死者をいたむ 한탄하다, 슬퍼하다 gedėti, liūdėti sērot; apraudāt meratapi treuren over sørge (over) opłakiwać pôr luto a jeli оплакивать;скорбеть smútiť žalovati tugovati sörja [] เศร้าโศก yas tutmak 哀痛 оплакувати سوگ منانا than khóc, thương tiếc
n mourner
The mourners stood round the graveside. roubeklaer نادِب، نائِح، نادِبَه، نائِحَه опечален човек truchlící, pozůstalý (en) sørgende der/die Trauernde πενθών, τεθλιμμένος συγγενής doliente leinaja سوگوار saattaja personne qui suit le cortège funèbre אָבֵל शोक मनाने वाला žalobnik gyászoló pelayat syrgjandi (chi è in lutto), (chi segue un funerale) 会葬者 슬퍼하는 사람, 장례식 참석자 laidotuvių dalyvis sērojošs piederīgais; bērinieks orang yang meratapi treurende sørgende żałobnik acompanhante persoană care urmează cor­tegiul funebru присутствующий на похоронах smútiaci pozostalý žalujoči ožalošćena osoba sörjande คนเศร้าโศก yaslı, matemli 哀悼者 присутній на похороні سوگوار، ماتم گسار nguời than khóc
adj mournful
feeling or showing sorrow a mournful expression. rouvolle, droewige دالٌّ على الحُزْن скръбен truchlivý sorgfuld traurig πένθιμος, θλιμμένος afligido, enlutado leinav عزادار surullinen affligé עָצוּב दुपूर्ण tužan siralmas sedih sorgmæddur addolorato, triste 悲嘆の 슬픔에 잠긴 gedulingas, liūdnas sērīgs; skumjš sedih droevig bedrøvet, trist, sørgmodig żałobny pesaroso trist; îndoliat скорбный; печальный trúchlivý žalovalen žalostan sorglig, sorgsen เศร้าโศก kederli 悲哀的 сумний, скорботний حزنیہ، غمگین، ماتمی buồn rầu
adv mournfully
droewig بِحُزْنٍ شَديد скръбно truchlivě sorgfuldt traurig θλιμμένα afligidamente, tristemente leinavalt سوگوارانه surullisesti tristement בְּעֶצֶב दुखपूर्णता tužno siralmasan dengan sedih sorglega tristemente 悲嘆して 슬퍼하며, 애도하는 마음으로 gedulingai, liūdnai sērīgi; skumji dengan kesedihan droevig bedrøvet, sørgmodig żałobnie pesarosamente trist скорбно; печально trúchlivo žalno žalosno sorgligt, sorgset อย่างเศร้าโศก kederle 悲哀地 сумно, скорботно ماتم گساری کے انداز میں một cách buồn rầu
n mourning
1 grief shown eg because of someone's death. rou حِداد траор smutek sorg die Trauer πένθος luto, duelo lein سوگ suru deuil אֵבֶל शोक, मातम žalovanje gyász kesedihan sorg lutto 服喪 슬퍼하기, 비탄 gedulas sēras kesedihan rouw sorg żałoba luto jale скорбь smútok žalovanje žalost sorg ความเศร้าเสียใจ yas, matem 哀悼 жалоба, траур کسی کی موت پر گہرے غم کا اظہار đau buồn
2 black or dark-coloured clothes suitable for a mourner She was wearing mourning. roudrag ثِياب الحِداد облекло на скърбящ smuteční šaty sørgedragt die Trauerkleidung ρούχα πένθους luto leinariietus لباس مناسب عزاداری surupuku vêtements de deuil בִּגדֵי אֵבֶל विलाप crnina gyászruha pakaian berkabung sorgarklæði abito da lutto 喪服 상복 gedulo rūbai sēru drānas pakaian berkabung rouwkledij sørgeklær/-drakt żałoba luto (haine de) doliu траур smútočné šaty žalna črnina crnina sorgdräkt, sorgkläder ชุดสำหรับไว้ทุกข์ matem elbisesi 喪服 траурний одяг سوگ میں پہننے کا لباس đồ tang


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