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mourn Listen to audio/ˈmoɚn/ verb
mourns; mourned; mourn·ing
1 : to feel or show great sadness because someone has died [no obj] When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn. [=grieve]often + for Thousands mourned for him. [+ obj] She is still mourning her husband, who died last year. Thousands of people mourned his death/passing. She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
2 : to feel or show great sadness or unhappiness about (something) [+ obj] She mourned the loss of her youth. He still mourns the fact that he never went to college. [no obj] — usually + for She mourned for her lost youth.

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