--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 46 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/46/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 46 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* The reason why someone does something, especially something secret or wrong.[↗](../../motive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective, science) Causing movement: «motive power» drives an engine.[↗](../../motive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The detective asked who had a motive to steal the cake.[↗](../../motive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her motive for helping was to win the prize, not to be kind.[↗](../../motive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The police still don't know the motive for the crime.[↗](../../motive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What was your motive for getting up so early?[↗](../../motive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He had an ulterior motive: he wanted to borrow my bike.[↗](../../motive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Steam engines gave motive power to the first trains.[↗](../../motive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Kind actions with good motives make the world better.[↗](../../motive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But I have sent for you to inquire what was your motive in making such a curious vow.[↗](../../motive/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **motor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A machine that turns energy (usually electricity or fuel) into movement, like the motor in a fan, a toy car or a boat.[↗](../../motor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, informal) A car.[↗](../../motor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) To do with cars or vehicles: «motor racing».[↗](../../motor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (adjective, science) To do with movement of the body: «motor skills».[↗](../../motor/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We added a small motor to make our model car move.[↗](../../motor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The motor in the fan is broken.[↗](../../motor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Racing drivers love motor racing.[↗](../../motor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Writing practice helps your fine motor skills.[↗](../../motor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The boat's motor started with a roar.[↗](../../motor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An electric motor uses electricity to make things spin.[↗](../../motor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Uncle Pete washed his motor on Sunday.[↗](../../motor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **motorbike** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A motorbike is a heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, like a bicycle with a motor.[↗](../../motorbike/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is also called a motorcycle.[↗](../../motorbike/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 8 motorbikes in the car park.[↗](../../motorbike/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many wheels do 6 motorbikes have?[↗](../../motorbike/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A motorbike travels 60 km in an hour.[↗](../../motorbike/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop has cars and motorbikes, 50 wheels in all.[↗](../../motorbike/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle rides a motorbike to work.[↗](../../motorbike/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You must wear a helmet on a motorbike.[↗](../../motorbike/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A loud motorbike roared down the street.[↗](../../motorbike/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The pizza came on a delivery motorbike.[↗](../../motorbike/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **motorboat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A motorboat is a boat that moves with an engine, not with sails or oars.[↗](../../motorboat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A motorboat goes 30 km an hour.[↗](../../motorboat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is faster than the sailboat.[↗](../../motorboat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 4 motorboats are in the harbour.[↗](../../motorboat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How far does the motorboat go in 2 hours?[↗](../../motorboat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Always wear a life jacket on a motorboat.[↗](../../motorboat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The motorboat sped across the lake.[↗](../../motorboat/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Going upstream, the motorboat was slower.[↗](../../motorboat/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The noise of the motorboat scared the ducks.[↗](../../motorboat/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **motorcar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old-fashioned, formal) A car, a road vehicle with an engine that carries a few people.[↗](../../motorcar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The first motorcars were noisy and slow.[↗](../../motorcar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, the family rode in a shiny motorcar.[↗](../../motorcar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Horses were scared of the early motorcars.[↗](../../motorcar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has a motorcar with big wooden wheels.[↗](../../motorcar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa jokes that his car is a "motorcar".[↗](../../motorcar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Before the motorcar, people travelled by horse and cart.[↗](../../motorcar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **motorcycle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, ridden like a bicycle.[↗](../../motorcycle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To travel on a motorcycle.[↗](../../motorcycle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle rides a motorcycle to work.[↗](../../motorcycle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A motorcycle has two wheels and a car has four.[↗](../../motorcycle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The motorcycle roared past the school gate.[↗](../../motorcycle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Always wear a helmet on a motorcycle.[↗](../../motorcycle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A motorcycle travels 60 miles in one hour; how far in three hours?[↗](../../motorcycle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The police officer arrived on a motorcycle.[↗](../../motorcycle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They motorcycled across the country in summer.[↗](../../motorcycle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **motorist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who drives a car.[↗](../../motorist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Any road user who drives a motor vehicle.[↗](../../motorist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Motorists must slow down near schools.[↗](../../motorist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A passing motorist stopped to help.[↗](../../motorist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Snow caused delays for motorists.[↗](../../motorist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Road signs warn motorists about sharp bends.[↗](../../motorist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Motorists should watch out for cyclists.[↗](../../motorist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The police reminded motorists to wear seat belts.[↗](../../motorist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The new road will help motorists get to town faster.[↗](../../motorist/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **motorway** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A motorway is a wide, fast road with several lanes in each direction, made for long journeys by car and lorry.[↗](../../motorway/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") (UK, Ireland, NZ; US: freeway or highway; Australia: freeway or motorway.).[↗](../../motorway/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We drove down the motorway to the seaside.[↗](../../motorway/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's stop at the motorway services for a break.[↗](../../motorway/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bikes are not allowed on the motorway.[↗](../../motorway/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The motorway was jammed with traffic.[↗](../../motorway/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Take the next junction off the motorway.[↗](../../motorway/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · At 60 miles per hour, it takes two hours to drive 120 miles on the motorway.[↗](../../motorway/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When the car broke down, we waited behind the barrier.[↗](../../motorway/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The motorway has three lanes each way.[↗](../../motorway/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mottled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mottled means marked with patches or blotches of different colours, like a speckled coat.[↗](../../mottled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The frog had a bright green, mottled coat.[↗](../../mottled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The mottled brown and yellow jacket shone in the sun.[↗](../../mottled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A toad with mottled skin sat under the leaf.[↗](../../mottled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **motto** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A motto is a short sentence or phrase that sums up the beliefs or aims of a person, school, family or country.[↗](../../motto/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our school motto is «Learn, Grow, Shine».[↗](../../motto/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Scouts' motto is «Be Prepared».[↗](../../motto/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many school mottos are in Latin.[↗](../../motto/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad's motto is «Never give up».[↗](../../motto/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The family motto was written under the coat of arms.[↗](../../motto/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's choose a motto for our team.[↗](../../motto/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Seven at one blow is my motto," said the Tailor.[↗](../../motto/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mould** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mould is a soft, furry growth, often green, white, blue or black, that grows on old food or damp walls; it is a kind of fungus.[↗](../../mould/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mould is a hollow container that you pour a liquid into so it sets in that shape, like a jelly mould.[↗](../../mould/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To mould means to press or shape something soft, like clay, into a shape.[↗](../../mould/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To mould someone means to influence how they grow up and become.[↗](../../mould/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bread was covered in green mould.[↗](../../mould/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't eat food with mould on it.[↗](../../mould/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched mould grow on bread for our science experiment.[↗](../../mould/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mould grows in warm, damp places.[↗](../../mould/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pour the jelly into the mould and let it set.[↗](../../mould/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She moulded the clay into a little bowl.[↗](../../mould/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Penicillin was discovered in a mould.[↗](../../mould/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Open a window to stop mould growing in the bathroom.[↗](../../mould/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "It is really necessary that I should mould the clay myself," he replied.[↗](../../mould/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **moulder** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To moulder is to decay slowly and crumble, as old wood or stone does over many years.[↗](../../moulder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Mouldering» describes something old, falling to pieces and rotting.[↗](../../moulder/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old dovecot was mouldering in the field.[↗](../../moulder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Old bones moulder in the ground.[↗](../../moulder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody had lived in the castle for years, and it began to moulder.[↗](../../moulder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **mouldy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Covered with mould, a soft, furry fungus that grows on old food or in damp places.[↗](../../mouldy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, UK) Old, mean or nasty: «a mouldy old jumper».[↗](../../mouldy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bread went mouldy after a week.[↗](../../mouldy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't eat that – it's mouldy\![↗](../../mouldy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We grew mouldy bread in a bag for our science experiment.[↗](../../mouldy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bathroom wall is mouldy because it's damp.[↗](../../mouldy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mouldy fruit is fuzzy and green or white.[↗](../../mouldy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Throw away the mouldiest strawberries.[↗](../../mouldy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then it took them to another lake, into which they cast a mouldy log.[↗](../../mouldy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **moult** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (of a bird, animal or insect) To lose feathers, fur, hair or skin so that new ones can grow.[↗](../../moult/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Noun: the time or act of moulting.[↗](../../moult/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our dog moults every spring.[↗](../../moult/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chicken is moulting, so she has fewer feathers.[↗](../../moult/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A caterpillar moults several times before it makes a chrysalis.[↗](../../moult/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Crabs moult their shells to grow.[↗](../../moult/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There was cat hair all over the sofa during the moult.[↗](../../moult/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Snakes moult their whole skin at once.[↗](../../moult/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mound** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mound is a small hill or a pile of earth, stones or other things.[↗](../../mound/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mound is a large pile of something, like a mound of washing.[↗](../../mound/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In baseball, the mound is the raised spot where the pitcher stands.[↗](../../mound/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The termites built a huge mound.[↗](../../mound/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We climbed to the top of a grassy mound.[↗](../../mound/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a mound of dirty plates in the sink.[↗](../../mound/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ancient burial mound is very old.[↗](../../mound/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pitcher stood on the mound.[↗](../../mound/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Moles leave little mounds of soil on the lawn.[↗](../../mound/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On the mound sat the Cricket and took snuff.[↗](../../mound/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only — that did Joshua burn.[↗](../../mound/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.11.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mound/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mound, and I will raise siege works against thee.[↗](../../mound/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.29.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mound/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company succour him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many souls; (Prophets EZK.17.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mound/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **mount** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To mount a horse or bike is to get on it.[↗](../../mount/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To mount is to go up or climb, or to slowly increase: «worries mounted».[↗](../../mount/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To mount something is to fix it onto a wall or stand, or onto card for display.[↗](../../mount/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Mount is used in the names of mountains, like Mount Everest.[↗](../../mount/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A mount is a horse for riding, or a stand or card that holds something.[↗](../../mount/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* In the Torah, "mount" means a mountain; in the fairy tale it means to climb on, as on a horse or pony.[↗](../../mount/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.[↗](../../mount/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight mounted his horse.[↗](../../mount/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mount your picture on black card.[↗](../../mount/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The TV is mounted on the wall.[↗](../../mount/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tension mounted as the clock ticked.[↗](../../mount/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The costs began to mount up.[↗](../../mount/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Climb Mount Snowdon on holiday.[↗](../../mount/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · So he mounted his horse and set off.[↗](../../mount/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD spoke unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying: (Torah LEV.25.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mount/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And they journeyed from Kehelah, and pitched in mount Shepher.[↗](../../mount/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.33.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mount/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they journeyed from mount Shepher, and pitched in Haradah.[↗](../../mount/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.33.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mount/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · God cometh from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran.[↗](../../mount/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.3.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mount/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zerethshahar in the mount of the valley; (Prophets JOS.13.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mount/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which He loved.[↗](../../mount/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.78.68, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mount/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD spoke unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying:[↗](../../mount/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.1, JPS 1917) · Mount quickly and let us go.[↗](../../mount/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (The Adventures of Pinocchio) · And they journeyed from Kehelah, and pitched in mount Shepher.[↗](../../mount/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.33.23, JPS 1917) **mountain** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A very high hill with steep sides, usually higher than about 600 metres.[↗](../../mountain/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A very large pile or amount: a mountain of homework.[↗](../../mountain/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.[↗](../../mountain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We climbed a mountain on holiday.[↗](../../mountain/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It gets colder as you go up a mountain.[↗](../../mountain/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rocky Mountains stretch across Canada and the USA.[↗](../../mountain/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There was snow on the mountain tops.[↗](../../mountain/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I have a mountain of washing to do.[↗](../../mountain/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.[↗](../../mountain/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle rides a mountain bike.[↗](../../mountain/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A MOUNTAIN was once greatly agitated.[↗](../../mountain/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward.[↗](../../mountain/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.2.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mountain/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.[↗](../../mountain/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.7.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mountain/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And Esau dwelt in the mountain-land of Seir — Esau is Edom.[↗](../../mountain/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.36.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mountain/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Who shall dwell upon Thy holy mountain?[↗](../../mountain/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.15.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mountain/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · His foundation is in the holy mountains.[↗](../../mountain/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.87.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mountain/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep.[↗](../../mountain/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.114.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mountain/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **mountaineer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mountaineer is a person who climbs mountains as a sport or hobby.[↗](../../mountaineer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mountaineering is the sport of climbing mountains.[↗](../../mountaineer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mountaineer reached the top of Everest.[↗](../../mountaineer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tenzing Norgay was a famous mountaineer.[↗](../../mountaineer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mountaineers carry ropes and ice axes.[↗](../../mountaineer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is a keen mountaineer.[↗](../../mountaineer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The mountaineers set up camp below the summit.[↗](../../mountaineer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mountaineering can be dangerous in bad weather.[↗](../../mountaineer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Of course not a creature in Vadso believed that, and declared that if it made the mountaineers happier to talk such nonsense, why, let them\![↗](../../mountaineer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mountainous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mountainous means having many mountains.[↗](../../mountainous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mountainous can mean huge, like mountainous waves.[↗](../../mountainous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Switzerland is a mountainous country.[↗](../../mountainous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The road through the mountainous area was narrow and steep.[↗](../../mountainous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Few people live in mountainous places.[↗](../../mountainous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mountainous waves crashed over the ship.[↗](../../mountainous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We hiked across mountainous land.[↗](../../mountainous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It snows a lot in mountainous regions.[↗](../../mountainous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Ho! ho! ho!" quoth the Giant, shaking his mountainous sides.[↗](../../mountainous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mourn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To mourn is to feel and show deep sadness because someone has died.[↗](../../mourn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To mourn something is to feel sad that it is gone or lost: «We mourned the end of the holidays».[↗](../../mourn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We all mourned when Grandpa died.[↗](../../mourn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole country mourned the queen.[↗](../../mourn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The family wore black to show they were in mourning.[↗](../../mourn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The girl mourned for her lost cat.[↗](../../mourn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Jesus said, «Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted».[↗](../../mourn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Jewish families mourn together for seven days, called shiva.[↗](../../mourn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is natural to cry when you mourn.[↗](../../mourn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel; and the people mourned greatly.[↗](../../mourn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.39, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mourn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.[↗](../../mourn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.37.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mourn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments.[↗](../../mourn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.33.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mourn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And David mourned for his son every day.[↗](../../mourn/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.13.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mourn/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.[↗](../../mourn/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.35.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mourn/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.[↗](../../mourn/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.7.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mourn/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/45/) **46** [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/47/) … 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