sorrow
verb/ˈsɒrəʊ/
/ˈsɑːrəʊ/
[intransitive] (literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sorrow | /ˈsɒrəʊ/ /ˈsɑːrəʊ/ |
| he / she / it sorrows | /ˈsɒrəʊz/ /ˈsɑːrəʊz/ |
| past simple sorrowed | /ˈsɒrəʊd/ /ˈsɑːrəʊd/ |
| past participle sorrowed | /ˈsɒrəʊd/ /ˈsɑːrəʊd/ |
| -ing form sorrowing | /ˈsɒrəʊɪŋ/ /ˈsɑːrəʊɪŋ/ |
- to have or express very sad feelings
- the sorrowing relatives
- They had sorrowed over his death.
Word OriginOld English sorh, sorg (noun), sorgian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zorg and German Sorge.
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