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# mourn

verb (mourn, mourns, mourned, mourning)

«mourn» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To mourn is to feel and show deep sadness because someone has died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#m1)
2. To mourn something is to feel sad that it is gone or lost: «We mourned the end of the holidays». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#x1)
- The whole country mourned the queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#x2)
- The family wore black to show they were in mourning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#x3)
- The girl mourned for her lost cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#x4)
- Jesus said, «Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#x5)
- Jewish families mourn together for seven days, called shiva. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#x6)
- It is natural to cry when you mourn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/#x7)

### 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 Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Jewish law has set rules of mourning. People tear their clothes, as Jacob did, and the practice continues with the seven-day period called shiva. In the primary 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

- And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel; and the people mourned greatly. (Torah NUM.14.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourn/#x1)
- And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. (Torah GEN.37.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourn/#x2)
- And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments. (Torah EXO.33.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourn/#x3)
- And David mourned for his son every day. (Prophets 2SA.13.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourn/#x4)
- And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. (Writings 2CH.35.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourn/#x5)
- And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. (Writings 1CH.7.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourn/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mourn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mourn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mourn.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «mourn» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mourn» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mourn.html) on Mova free.