Bemoan (original) (raw)

Pronunciation (US):		(GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they bemoan ... he / she / it bemoans

Past simple: bemoaned

Past participle: bemoaned

-ing form: bemoaning

Sense 1

Meaning:

Regret strongly

Example:

we lamented the loss of benefits

Synonyms:

bemoan; bewail; deplore; lament

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "bemoan" is one way to...):

complain; kick; kvetch; plain; quetch; sound off (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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