MOURN

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mourn mean? 

• MOURN (verb)
  The verb MOURN has 2 senses:

1. feel sadness
2. observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

  Familiarity information: MOURN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOURN (verb)

Meaning:

Feel sadness

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Context example:

She is mourning her dead child

Hypernyms (to "mourn" is one way to...):

grieve; sorrow (feel grief; eat one's heart out)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam cannot mourn Sue

Meaning:

Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "mourn" is one way to...):

celebrate; keep; observe (celebrate, as of holidays or rites)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue mourn