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BEMOAN
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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
