Definition
To mourn deeply or excessively; to express great sorrow about something.
Etymology
From Middle English, combining the prefix 'be-' (meaning to make or cause) with 'mourn' (from Old French 'morn', meaning to grieve). The prefix intensifies the action of mourning.
Kelly Says
The 'be-' prefix was hugely productive in Middle English and Early Modern English, creating verbs that meant to make something or cover something thoroughly—'bemoan' is a famous cousin that survives today, but 'bemourn' shows how creative English speakers used to be with word formation before standardization.
Translations
CACatalà
lamentar
la-men-tar
CSČeština
truchlit
truch-lit
DADansk
begrave
be-gra-ve
DEDeutsch
trauern
trau-ern
ELΕλληνικά
λυπητή
li-pi-ti
ESEspañol
lamentar
la-men-tar
HUMagyar
gyászolni
gyas-zol-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
berduka
ber-doo-ka
ITItaliano
piangere
pee-an-gere
KO한국어
슬퍼하다
seul-peu-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berduka
ber-doo-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာ
chaan-ma
NLNederlands
treuren
treu-ren
NONorsk
begrave
be-gra-ve
PTPortuguês
lamentar
la-men-tar
RORomână
a-mi-nau
a-mi-nau
RUРусский
соболезновать
so-bo-le-z-no-vat'
SVSvenska
begrava
be-gra-va
SWKiswahili
kulia
koo-lee-a
TAதமிழ்
வருத்தம்
varu-tham
TRTürkçe
acı çekmek
ah-chi chek-mek
UKУкраїнська
сумувати
su-mu-vat'
VITiếng Việt
chia buồn
khia buon