mourn

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Buồn thương, tang chế

BrE /mɔːn/ AmE /moʊrn/

verb en → vi

past mourned pp mourned ing mourning

1 SADNESS [intransitive] B1

Buồn thương, tang chế

to feel very sad because someone has died

  • mourn somebody's death

Collocations mourning period · public mourning

  • The family is still mourning the loss of their father.

    Gia đình vẫn đang buồn thương sự mất mát của cha họ.

2 REMIND [transitive] B1

Nhớ nhung, buồn thương

to think about someone or something that you have lost and feel sad because of it

  • mourn the loss of somebody/something

Collocations mourning a lost opportunity · mourning a loved one

  • She mourns the loss of her childhood home.

    Cô ấy buồn thương về sự mất mát của ngôi nhà tuổi thơ.