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mourned

mourned 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

Words formed from mourned

Questions about mourned

What is mourned the simple past and past participle of?
Mourned is the simple past and past participle of mourn.

Words near mourned in the dictionary

  1. mourn
  2. mourn'd
  3. mournable
  4. mourne
  5. Mourneabbey
  6. mourned
  7. mourner
  8. mourner's seat
  9. mourneress
  10. mourneresses
  11. mourners

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