mourn
part of speech
verb (mourn, mourns, mourned, mourning)
meaning for a pupil
1) To mourn is to feel and show deep sadness because someone has died. tree →
2) To mourn something is to feel sad that it is gone or lost: «We mourned the end of the holidays». tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life families mourn when someone dies; there is a funeral and sometimes people wear black. In religious education, different faiths have customs for mourning, like Jewish sitting shiva. In stories a character mourns a lost friend. Phrases: «mourn the death of», «mourn for», «in mourning», «a period of mourning».
examples
- We all mourned when Grandpa died. tree →
- The whole country mourned the queen. tree →
- The family wore black to show they were in mourning. tree →
- The girl mourned for her lost cat. tree →
- Jesus said, «Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted». tree →
- Jewish families mourn together for seven days, called shiva. tree →
- It is natural to cry when you mourn. tree →
note
Regular verb, past «mourned». Noun: mourning, mourner. Homophone: «morning» sounds very similar but «mourning» (sadness) has a «u». Mourning has no time limit; people grieve in different ways.
In the corpora
- A Christian funeral gives thanks for a life, comforts those who mourn and commits the person to God.
- The Bible says Christians should «mourn with those who mourn», even for small losses.
- Christians believe God comforts those who mourn; Jesus said, «Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.»
- "Mourn with those who mourn" (Romans 12:15): when someone is sad, comfort comes first.
- And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mourn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.