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mourn
(môrn)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 mornen, from Old English murnan, to be anxious, care about, yearn, mourn; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]
mourn′er n.
mourn′ing·ly adv.
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mourn
(mɔːn)vb
1. to feel or express sadness for the death or loss of (someone or something)
2. (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]
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mourn
(mɔrn, moʊrn)v.i.
1. to feel or express sorrow or grief.
2. to grieve for the dead.
3. to show the conventional signs of sorrow over a person's death.
v.t. 4. to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
5. to grieve or lament over (the dead).
6. to utter in a sorrowful manner.
[before 900; Middle English mo(u)rnen, Old English murnan; c. Old Saxon mornan, mornian, Old High German mornēn to mourn, Old Norse morna to pine for]
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mourn
Past participle: mourned
Gerund: mourning
| Imperative |
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| mourn |
| mourn |
| Present |
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| I mourn |
| you mourn |
| he/she/it mourns |
| we mourn |
| you mourn |
| they mourn |
| Preterite |
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| I mourned |
| you mourned |
| he/she/it mourned |
| we mourned |
| you mourned |
| they mourned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am mourning |
| you are mourning |
| he/she/it is mourning |
| we are mourning |
| you are mourning |
| they are mourning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have mourned |
| you have mourned |
| he/she/it has mourned |
| we have mourned |
| you have mourned |
| they have mourned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was mourning |
| you were mourning |
| he/she/it was mourning |
| we were mourning |
| you were mourning |
| they were mourning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had mourned |
| you had mourned |
| he/she/it had mourned |
| we had mourned |
| you had mourned |
| they had mourned |
| Future |
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| I will mourn |
| you will mourn |
| he/she/it will mourn |
| we will mourn |
| you will mourn |
| they will mourn |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have mourned |
| you will have mourned |
| he/she/it will have mourned |
| we will have mourned |
| you will have mourned |
| they will have mourned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be mourning |
| you will be mourning |
| he/she/it will be mourning |
| we will be mourning |
| you will be mourning |
| they will be mourning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been mourning |
| you have been mourning |
| he/she/it has been mourning |
| we have been mourning |
| you have been mourning |
| they have been mourning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been mourning |
| you will have been mourning |
| he/she/it will have been mourning |
| we will have been mourning |
| you will have been mourning |
| they will have been mourning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been mourning |
| you had been mourning |
| he/she/it had been mourning |
| we had been mourning |
| you had been mourning |
| they had been mourning |
| Conditional |
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| I would mourn |
| you would mourn |
| he/she/it would mourn |
| we would mourn |
| you would mourn |
| they would mourn |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have mourned |
| you would have mourned |
| he/she/it would have mourned |
| we would have mourned |
| you would have mourned |
| they would have mourned |
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2. mourn - observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
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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.
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mourn
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَنوحُ على، يَتَفَجَّع على، يَنْدُب
oplakávattruchlit
sørge
surra
gyászolmeggyászol
syrgja
gedėtigedulasgedulingaigedulo rūbailaidotuvių dalyvis
apraudātsērot
trúchliť
žalovati
sörja
yas tutmak
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 values → los conservadores se lamentan de la desaparición de los valores familiares
Conservatives mourn the passing of family values → los 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 sb → llorar a algn, llorar la muerte de algn
it is no use mourning for what might have been → no sirve de nada lamentarse por lo que podría haber sido
he was mourning over his lost love → lloraba por su amor perdido
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 sb → llorar a algn, llorar la muerte de algn
it is no use mourning for what might have been → no sirve de nada lamentarse por lo que podría haber sido
he was mourning over his lost love → lloraba por su amor perdido
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mourn
[ˈmɔːrn] vt
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mourn
vt person → trauern um, betrauern ; sb’s death → beklagen, 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 relationship → er trauert noch immer über das Ende seiner Beziehung ; what is to become of us?, she mourned → was soll aus uns werden?, klagte sie
vi → trauern ; (= wear mourning) → Trauer tragen, in Trauer gehen ; to mourn for or over somebody → um jdn trauern, jds Tod (acc) → betrauern ; to mourn for or over something → einer Sache (dat) → nachtrauern
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mourn
(moːn) verb 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 ficar de luto truchlit, oplakávat trauern sørge θρηνώ llorar, 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 opłakiwać غم خوړل pôr luto a jeli оплакивать; скорбеть smútiť žalovati tugovati sörja [över] เศร้าโศก yas tutmak 哀悼 оплакувати سوگ منانا than khóc, thương tiếc 哀痛
ˈmourner nounThe mourners stood round the graveside. roubeklaer نادِب، نائِح، نادِبَه، نائِحَه опечален човек lamentador truchlící, pozůstalý der/die Trauernde (en) sørgende πενθών, τεθλιμμένος συγγενής doliente leinaja سوگوار surija personne qui suit le cortège funèbre אבל 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 غم 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 哀悼者
ˈmournful adjective feeling or showing sorrow. a mournful expression. rouvolle, droewige دالٌّ على الحُزْن скръбен pesaroso truchlivý traurig sorgfuld πένθιμος, θλιμμένος afligido, enlutado leinav عزادار surullinen affligé עצוב दुपूर्ण tužan siralmas sedih sorgmæddur addolorato, triste 悲嘆の 슬픔에 잠긴 gedulingas, liūdnas sērīgs; skumjš sedih droevig bedrøvet, trist, sørgmodig żałobny عزا دار pesaroso trist; îndoliat скорбный; печальный trúchlivý žalovalen žalostan sorglig, sorgsen เศร้าโศก kederli 哀痛的 сумний, скорботний حزنیہ، غمگین، ماتمی buồn rầu 悲哀的
ˈmournfully adverb droewig بِحُزْنٍ شَديد скръбно pesarosamente truchlivě traurig sorgfuldt θλιμμένα afligidamente, tristemente leinavalt سوگوارانه surullisesti tristement בְּעֶצֶב दुखपूर्णता tužno siralmasan dengan sedih sorglega tristemente 悲嘆して 애처롭게 gedulingai, liūdnai sērīgi; skumji dengan kesedihan droevig bedrøvet, sørgmodig żałobnie عزاداری pesarosamente trist скорбно; печально trúchlivo žalno žalosno sorgligt, sorgset อย่างเศร้าโศก kederle 哀痛 сумно, скорботно ماتم گساری کے انداز میں một cách buồn rầu 悲哀地
ˈmourning noun1. grief shown eg because of someone's death. rou حِداد траор luto smutek die Trauer sorg πένθος luto, duelo lein سوگ suru deuil אבל शोक, मातम žalovanje gyász kesedihan sorg lutto 服喪 슬퍼하기, 비탄 gedulas sēras kesedihan rouw sorg żałoba عزا luto jale скорбь smútok žalovanje žalost sorg ความเศร้าเสียใจ yas, matem 哀悼 жалоба, траур کسی کی موت پر گہرے غم کا اظہار đau buồn 哀悼
2. black or dark-coloured clothes suitable for a mourner. She was wearing mourning. roudrag ثِياب الحِداد облекло на скърбящ luto smuteční šaty die Trauerkleidung sørgedragt 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 د عزاداری جامی 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 丧服
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mourn
v. estar de duelo; guardar luto.
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mourn
vt, vi lamentar, llevar luto (por alguien)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.