Mourn — Defs

01 v. i. To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness.

imp. & p. p. Mourned; p. pr. & vb. n. Mourning

1.
To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness.
“Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.” — Gen. xxiii. 2.
2.
To wear the customary garb of a mourner.
“We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood?” — Shak.

“Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year.” — Pope.

02 v. t. To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail.

1.
To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail.
“As if he mourned his rival's ill success.” — Addison.

“And looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return.” — Emerson.
2.
To utter in a mournful manner or voice.
“The lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well.” — Milton.

Syn. See Deplore.