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(mrn), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Mourned (mrnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Mourning.] [AS. murnan; akin to OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. marnan.] 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. Mourn v. t. 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. スポンサード リンク
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