mourn
/mɔːn/verb
उच्चारण मॉर्न
शोक मनाना, विलाप करना, मातम करना
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SSC Exams 2018- 1
[I, T] ~ (for/over sb/sth) | ~ sb/sth
to feel and show great sadness because somebody has died or something has been lost
शोक मनाना, विलाप करना, मातम करना
- The whole village mourned the old teacher.
- She is still mourning for her husband.
- We mourn the loss of the ancient library.
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- Families across the city mourned the victims of the fire.
- He mourned his father for a whole year.
- The nation mourned the loss of a great poet.
- They mourn the passing of the old way of life.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mourn + object (transitive)
Mourn takes a direct object when you name the person or thing lost. Do not put for after it in this use.
खोए हुए व्यक्ति या वस्तु का नाम लेने पर 'mourn' के बाद सीधा कर्म आता है। इस प्रयोग में उसके बाद 'for' नहीं लगाते।
- The nation mourned the death of the great scientist.
- Radhika mourned her grandmother for a year.
mourn for / over + noun
Mourn for or over can also be used, especially in a more literary tone, with a person or lost thing.
अधिक साहित्यिक स्वर में 'mourn for' या 'mourn over' का प्रयोग भी हो सकता है।
- The villagers mourned for the young soldier.
mourn + loss (figurative)
Mourn can be used for sadness at the loss of something that is not a person: a culture, a chance, a way of life.
'Mourn' का प्रयोग उन चीज़ों के लिए भी होता है जो व्यक्ति नहीं हैं, जैसे संस्कृति, अवसर या जीवन-शैली।
- Older people mourn the loss of village traditions.
mourner / mourning (related forms)
A mourner is someone who attends a funeral. Mourning is the period or practice of grief, often with dress or customs.
Mourner वह है जो अंतिम संस्कार में शामिल होता है। Mourning शोक की अवधि या प्रथा है, जिसमें प्रायः विशेष वेशभूषा होती है।
- Hundreds of mourners followed the funeral procession.
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adverb + mourn
deeplyopenlysilentlypubliclybitterly
- The whole city deeply mourned the leader.
mourn + noun
a deatha lossa friendthe deadthe passing of
- Fans around the world mourned the passing of the singer.
mourning + noun
periodclothesdayritual
- The government declared a day of national mourning.
in mourning
in mourning forgo into mourningcome out of mourning
- The family was in mourning for three days.
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- The country mourned the loss of its beloved poet.
देश ने अपने प्रिय कवि की क्षति पर शोक मनाया।
- She mourned her lost youth in the lonely house.
उसने अकेले घर में अपनी खोई हुई जवानी का शोक मनाया।
- Flags were flown at half-mast as the nation mourned.
देश के शोक में झंडे आधे झुके रहे।
- Do not mourn for the past; learn from it.
बीते हुए समय का शोक मत करो; उससे सीखो।
- The students mourned the end of their school days.
विद्यार्थियों ने अपने विद्यालयी दिनों के अंत पर उदासी महसूस की।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The villagers mourned on the death of the sarpanch.
✓ The villagers mourned the death of the sarpanch.
Mourn is transitive and needs no preposition before the object.
'Mourn' सकर्मक क्रिया है और कर्म से पहले preposition नहीं चाहिए।
✗ They are mourning since morning.
✓ They have been mourning since morning.
Since needs the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
✗ Morning is a period of sadness after death.
✓ Mourning is a period of sadness after death.
Morning (early part of the day) and mourning (grief) sound alike but differ in spelling.
Morning (सुबह) और mourning (शोक) का उच्चारण समान है, पर वर्तनी भिन्न है।
?Which word?
mourning or morning?
Mourning (with u) is grief for the dead: 'The nation is in mourning.' Morning is the early part of the day. Both are pronounced /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/.
Mourning (u के साथ) मृतक का शोक है, जैसे 'The nation is in mourning'। Morning दिन का शुरुआती हिस्सा है। दोनों की pronunciation /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ है।
The mourning/morning homophone pair is a regular spelling item.
Mourning और morning का homophone spelling में अक्सर पूछा जाता है।
§Grammar and usage
Mourn for or over sb.
'mourn for' या 'over sb' आता है।
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One-word substitution
A person who attends a funeral is a mourner.
'अंतिम संस्कार में शामिल व्यक्ति' mourner कहलाता है।