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la·ment

(lə-mĕnt′)

v. la·ment·ed, la·ment·ing, la·ments

v.tr.

1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.

2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.

v.intr.

1. To grieve audibly; wail.

2. To express sorrow or regret. See Synonyms at grieve.

1. A feeling or expression of grief; a lamentation.

2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.

[Middle English lementen, from Old French lamenter, from Latin lāmentārī, from lāmentum, lament.]

la·ment′er n.

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lament

(ləˈmɛnt)

to feel or express sorrow, remorse, or regret (for or over)

1. an expression of sorrow

2. (Music, other) a poem or song in which a death is lamented

3. (Poetry) a poem or song in which a death is lamented

[C16: from Latin lāmentum]

laˈmenter n

laˈmentingly adv

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la•ment

(ləˈmɛnt)
v.t.

1. to express often vocal mourning or grief for or over: lamented the death of their leader.

2. to be very sorry for; regret.

v.i.

3. to mourn deeply and often vocally.

4. an often vocal expression of grief or mourning.

5. elegy; dirge.

[1520–30; < Latin lāmentum plaint; (v.) < Latin lāmentārī]

la•ment′ing•ly, adv.

bemoan, lament - Bemoaning is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lamenting is motivated when the grief is over the event itself.

lament

Past participle: lamented
Gerund: lamenting

Imperative
lament
lament

Present
I lament
you lament
he/she/it laments
we lament
you lament
they lament

Preterite
I lamented
you lamented
he/she/it lamented
we lamented
you lamented
they lamented

Present Continuous
I am lamenting
you are lamenting
he/she/it is lamenting
we are lamenting
you are lamenting
they are lamenting

Present Perfect
I have lamented
you have lamented
he/she/it has lamented
we have lamented
you have lamented
they have lamented

Past Continuous
I was lamenting
you were lamenting
he/she/it was lamenting
we were lamenting
you were lamenting
they were lamenting

Past Perfect
I had lamented
you had lamented
he/she/it had lamented
we had lamented
you had lamented
they had lamented

Future
I will lament
you will lament
he/she/it will lament
we will lament
you will lament
they will lament

Future Perfect
I will have lamented
you will have lamented
he/she/it will have lamented
we will have lamented
you will have lamented
they will have lamented

Future Continuous
I will be lamenting
you will be lamenting
he/she/it will be lamenting
we will be lamenting
you will be lamenting
they will be lamenting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lamenting
you have been lamenting
he/she/it has been lamenting
we have been lamenting
you have been lamenting
they have been lamenting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lamenting
you will have been lamenting
he/she/it will have been lamenting
we will have been lamenting
you will have been lamenting
they will have been lamenting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lamenting
you had been lamenting
he/she/it had been lamenting
we had been lamenting
you had been lamenting
they had been lamenting

Conditional
I would lament
you would lament
he/she/it would lament
we would lament
you would lament
they would lament

Past Conditional
I would have lamented
you would have lamented
he/she/it would have lamented
we would have lamented
you would have lamented
they would have lamented

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Noun	1.	lament - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" lamentation, wail, plaint complaint - (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
	2.	lament - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
	3.	lament - a mournful poem; a lament for the dead elegy poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Verb	1.	lament - express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" keen express emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
	2.	lament - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" bemoan, bewail, deplore kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

lament

verb

1. bemoan, grieve, mourn, weep over, complain about, regret, wail about, deplore, bewail Ken began to lament the death of his only son.

noun

1. complaint, moaning, moan, keening, wail, wailing, lamentation, plaint, ululation the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's

2. dirge, requiem, elegy, threnody, monody, coronach (Scot. & Irish) a lament for the late, great Buddy Holly

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lament

verb

To feel, show, or express grief:

grieve, mourn, sorrow, suffer.

Translations

عَويل، نَحيبمَرْثِيَّهيَنوحُ ، يَبْكي على

nářeknaříkatoplakávatžalozpěv

beklageklageklagesang

klagen lamentieren jammern Klage

lamentar

lamentation lamenter sur plainte

sajnál: nagyon sajnálsirám

harma, syrgjaharmatölurharmljóî

lamento lamentare lamentela piangere compiangere

apraudotiraudaraudojimassielvartautisielvartavimas

apraudātelēģija, sēru dziesmavaimanasvaimanātžēlabas

jammer sørgesang

lamento

bedákaťnárekžalospev

ağıtağlayıp inlemekdövünmekmatem kasidesi/şiirişikâyet

哀悼悲哀悲恸悲痛挽歌

lament

[ləˈment]

A. N (= poem) → elegía f, endecha f (for por) (= song) → canción f elegíaca, endecha f; (= grief) → lamento m

B. VT [+ absence, lack, loss] → llorar, lamentar
she was lamenting her misfortune → se lamentaba de su infortunio
to lament sb → llorar la muerte de algn, llorar a algn
it is much to be lamented that → es de lamentar que ... + subjun

C. VI to lament over sth [+ passing, loss] → llorar algo, lamentarse de algo
to lament for sb → llorar a algn

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lament

[ləˈmɛnt]

n → lamentation f

(= regret) [+ fact, situation] → déplorer
We all lament the rising crime figures → Nous déplorons tous l'augmentation des chiffres de la criminalité.

(= express regret) to lament the fact that → déplorer le fait que
to lament that ... → déplorer que ...
"Prices have dropped," he lamented
BUT "Les prix ont chuté", se lamenta-t-il.

[+ death] → pleurer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lament

→ Klagen pl, → (Weh)klage f; in lament → (weh)klagend

(Liter, Mus) → Klagelied nt

vt → beklagen; misfortune etc also → bejammern; to lament somebody → jds Tod beklagen, um jdn trauern; it is much to be lamented that … → es ist sehr zu beklagen, dass …; to lament the fact that … → die Tatsache bedauern, dass …; what will become of me now?, he lamented → was soll nun aus mir werden?, klagte or jammerte er

vi → (weh)klagen; to lament for somebody → um jdn trauern; to lament over something → über etw (acc) → jammern, etw bejammern or beklagen; to lament over one’s lost youth → über seine verlorene Jugend trauern; she lamented over his dead body → sie wehklagte über seinem Leichnam

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lament

[ləˈmɛnt]

1. vt → lamentare, piangere
to lament sb → piangere qn

2. vi to lament over sth → lamentarsi di qc
to lament for sb → affliggersi per qn

3. n (poetic) → lamento, elegia

lament

(ləˈment) verb

to feel or express regret for. We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.

noun

1. a poem or piece of music which laments something. This song is a lament for those killed in battle.

2. a show of grief, regret etc. I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.

ˌlamenˈtation (lӕmən-) noun

(an) act of lamenting. the lamentations of the widow.

lament

n. lamento, queja; lamentarse, quejarse.

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