mourn
/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.