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mourn'd

mourn'd is the simple past and past participle of mourn.

Meaning of mourn

Verb

mourn (third-person singular simple present mourns, present participle mourning, simple past and past participle mourned)

  1. (ambitransitive) To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
    • For two months, she mourned her father's passing.
  2. (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.
  3. (transitive) To utter in a sorrowful manner.
  4. (intransitive) To wear mourning.

See all 6 meanings of mourn

Questions about mourn'd

What is mourn'd the simple past and past participle of?
Mourn'd is the simple past and past participle of mourn.

Words near mourn'd in the dictionary

  1. Mouride
  2. Mourides
  3. Mouridism
  4. mourite
  5. mourn
  6. mourn'd
  7. mournable
  8. mourne
  9. Mourneabbey
  10. mourned
  11. mourner

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