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.





