mourn

/mɔrn/, /moʊrn/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to feel or express deep sadness, esp. because of someone’s death: [T] Frank is mourning the death of his father. mournful

/ˈmɔrn·fəl/, /ˈmoʊrn-/ adj › We heard the mournful cry of a wolf. mournfully

/ˈmɔrn·fə·li/, /ˈmoʊrn-/ adv › He gazed mournfully out the window. mourning

/ˈmɔr·nɪŋ/, /ˈmoʊr-/ n [U] › The family is in mourning.

(Definition of mourn v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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