mourn
To express sadness or sorrow forTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
» I'm in mourning.
Я в трауре.
У мене траур.
Meaning
4 senses(ambitransitive)To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
For two months, she mourned her father's passing.
She mourned the loss of her independence.
trauern
горева́тьgorevátʹ, скорбе́тьskorbétʹ, опла́киватьoplákivatʹ
опла́куватиoplákuvaty, скорбо́тиskorbóty
(ambitransitive)To engage in the social customs of mourning; to commemorate a death and/or honour the deceased socially.
In that society, a spouse is mourned for one year, a parent for six months.
observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
(transitive)To utter in a sorrowful manner.
(intransitive)To wear mourning.
Examples
96 sentencesI'm in mourning.
У мене траур. — deniko
ruЯ в трауре. — odexed
The whole neighborhood mourned his death.
ruВся округа скорбела о его смерти. — shanghainese
We all mourned for the people killed in the accident.
ruМы все оплакивали погибших в аварии. — marafon
deWir alle trauerten um die Menschen, die bei dem Unfall ums Leben kamen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is in mourning.
ruТом в трауре. — odexed
I'm still in mourning.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnanąFrom Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. Cognate with French morne (“gloomy”).
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Forms
mourns, mourning, mourned, mournedSynonyms
35 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle