ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SORROW
Old English sorg; related to Old Norse sorg, Gothic saurga, Old High German sworga.
WHAT DOES SORROW MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of sorrow in the English dictionary
The first definition of sorrow in the dictionary is the characteristic feeling of sadness, grief, or regret associated with loss, bereavement, sympathy for another's suffering, for an injury done, etc. Other definition of sorrow is a particular cause or source of regret, grief, etc. Sorrow is also Also called: sorrowing. the outward expression of grief or sadness.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SORROW
PRESENT
Present
I sorrow
you sorrow
he/she/it sorrows
we sorrow
you sorrow
they sorrow
Present continuous
I am sorrowing
you are sorrowing
he/she/it is sorrowing
we are sorrowing
you are sorrowing
they are sorrowing
Present perfect
I have sorrowed
you have sorrowed
he/she/it has sorrowed
we have sorrowed
you have sorrowed
they have sorrowed
Present perfect continuous
I have been sorrowing
you have been sorrowing
he/she/it has been sorrowing
we have been sorrowing
you have been sorrowing
they have been sorrowing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I sorrowed
you sorrowed
he/she/it sorrowed
we sorrowed
you sorrowed
they sorrowed
Past continuous
I was sorrowing
you were sorrowing
he/she/it was sorrowing
we were sorrowing
you were sorrowing
they were sorrowing
Past perfect
I had sorrowed
you had sorrowed
he/she/it had sorrowed
we had sorrowed
you had sorrowed
they had sorrowed
Past perfect continuous
I had been sorrowing
you had been sorrowing
he/she/it had been sorrowing
we had been sorrowing
you had been sorrowing
they had been sorrowing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will sorrow
you will sorrow
he/she/it will sorrow
we will sorrow
you will sorrow
they will sorrow
Future continuous
I will be sorrowing
you will be sorrowing
he/she/it will be sorrowing
we will be sorrowing
you will be sorrowing
they will be sorrowing
Future perfect
I will have sorrowed
you will have sorrowed
he/she/it will have sorrowed
we will have sorrowed
you will have sorrowed
they will have sorrowed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sorrowing
you will have been sorrowing
he/she/it will have been sorrowing
we will have been sorrowing
you will have been sorrowing
they will have been sorrowing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would sorrow
you would sorrow
he/she/it would sorrow
we would sorrow
you would sorrow
they would sorrow
Conditional continuous
I would be sorrowing
you would be sorrowing
he/she/it would be sorrowing
we would be sorrowing
you would be sorrowing
they would be sorrowing
Conditional perfect
I would have sorrow
you would have sorrow
he/she/it would have sorrow
we would have sorrow
you would have sorrow
they would have sorrow
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sorrowing
you would have been sorrowing
he/she/it would have been sorrowing
we would have been sorrowing
you would have been sorrowing
they would have been sorrowing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you sorrow
we let´s sorrow
you sorrow
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
sorrowing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «SORROW»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
sorrow.
For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
I hear music that comes out of need, out of grief, sorrow, suffering and out of overcoming these things, as well. That journey to freedom still goes on today. It's an incremental change, the culmination of many events in your own life and the lives of your children and grandchildren.
In the school of mortality, we experience tenderness, love, kindness, happiness, sorrow, disappointment, pain, and even the challenges of physical limitations in ways that prepare us for eternity.
Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering.
You find out in life that people really like you funny. So what do you give 'em? Humor. And then if you show them the other side, they don't like you as much. I find, too, that I can hide behind the idiot's mask being funny, and you never see the sorrow or the pain.
Pain and sorrow and misery have a right to our assistance: compassion puts us in mind of the debt, and that we owe it to ourselves as well as to the distressed.
Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.
The proud, the cold untroubled heart of stone, that never mused on sorrow but its own.
An actor's body should be full of emotions, whether it is happiness or sorrow, pain or joy, enraged or elated.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SORROW»
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sorrow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sorrow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Beauty And The Sorrow: An intimate history of the First ...
This is a piece of anti-history: it brings this epoch-making event back to its smallest component, the individual.
2
Chronic
Sorrow: A Living Loss
This book fills a void in the literature; and attempts to develop a comprehensive analysis of chronic sorrow that will secure its position within the field of grief and loss.
3
Unattended
Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart
A guide to confronting and conquering unresolved issues of grief describes the ways unhealed emotional wounds can affect everyday life and offers a series of techniques for approaching and dealing with pain by a veteran grief counselor. 75 ...
4
The Harvest of
Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the ...
A reconstruction of the causes, circumstances, and consequences of Stalin's forced collectivization of Soviet agriculture details the fate of villages and individuals The first full history of one of the most horrendous human tragedies of ...
5
From Selma to
Sorrow: The Life and Death of Viola Liuzzo
Extensive and meticulous research marks the first full-length look at the life, murder, and legacy of Viola Liuzzo, a civil rights worker murdered by the Klan in 1965, whose memory was defamed by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. UP.
THE END OF HER JOURNEY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING… The Barrani would be happy to see her die.
7
Skary Childrin and the Carousel of
Sorrow
Will they be able to save Widowsbury from a 12-year-old curse? From the Hardcover edition.
8
The End of
Sorrow: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume I
"This volume originally appeared in a hardcover edition ... under the title The Bhagavad Gita for daily living, chapters 1 through 6, published by the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation."--T.p. verso.
9
Cries of Joy, Songs of
Sorrow: Chinese Pop Music and Its ...
Informed by the author's experience in Beijing and New York-global cities with extensive access to an emergent transnational Chinese visual culture-this work situates selected artworks and films in the context of Chinese nationalism and ...
10
Inscribing
Sorrow: Fourth-century Attic Funerary Epigrams
Biographical note: Christos C. Tsagalis, University of Athens, Greece.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SORROW»
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sorrow is used in the context of the following news items.
William Hurt says film set train death is a 'great sorrow' of his life
TORONTO – William Hurt says the horrific death of a camera assistant during a movie shoot last year is “one of the great sorrows” of his life. The veteran actor ... «680 News, Jun 15»
The endless sorrow of a conflict-weary Syrian in Turkey
Meryem Abdullah, 28, a Syrian housewife, fled the war in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor to take refuge in Turkey six months ago. The devastating civil war ... «Anadolu Agency, Jun 15»
The Mary Sue Review: Swords of Sorrow #1
That's the basic premise of the new Dynamite event from Gail Simone, Swords of Sorrows. However, that straightforward plot has an intriguing and exciting ... «The Mary Sue, May 15»
The Mary Sue Interview: Gail Simone Talks Pulp Women and …
Gail Simone's latest comics project, Swords of Sorrow, from Dynamite, drops tomorrow! The Mary Sue had the chance to speak with Simone in anticipation of ... «The Mary Sue, May 15»
Folk Alley Presents: Anna & ElizabethFolkAlley
Here, they perform the traditional Appalachian ballad "Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow," a song Roberts-Gevalt learned from a 1937 archive recording made in Leslie ... «NPR, Apr 15»
The National collects six-hour performance of “Sorrow” in new box set
In May 2013, The National teamed with Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson for a test of musical fortitude. They performed the High Violet track “Sorrow”, a song ... «Consequence of Sound, Apr 15»
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Joined by longtime friend and collaborator J.D. Souther on harmony vocals, Browne showed that he hasn't lost a step in the decades since "Fountain Of Sorrow" ... «NPR, Apr 15»
Mother's sorrow at Facebook lockout
We know who owns the photos and messages that we store in photo albums and paper diaries, but what happens to content posted online when someone ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
PM Modi Expresses Sorrow Over Plane Crash in France
Planes are seen at the airport in Duesseldorf, western Germany on March 24, 2015, where the crashed Germanwings airplane was due to land. (AFP photo) ... «NDTV, Mar 15»
Dynamite Launches 'Swords of Sorrow' Event with Simone, Scott …
Dynamite has announced a new big event series from Gail Simone and Sergio Davila, Swords of Sorrow. Crossing over between many of their female ... «ComicsAlliance, Feb 15»
