mourns

verb

Definition of mournsnext
present tense third-person singular of mourn
1
as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

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as in laments
to feel or express sorrow for an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater

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Recent Examples of mourns Abundant Life Christian School, a nondenominational institution with 420 students, mourns the lives lost while grappling with the tragedy's aftermath. — Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 Theater community mourns the loss of Jared Sakren Many of Sakren's friends, colleagues and former students expressed their emotions at the news of his passing on social media and to The Arizona Republic. — Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 This female apparition mourns alongside the family of the recently deceased. — Noel Burgess, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

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