lament
To express grief; to weep or wail; to mournTo express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
» We lamented his death.
Мы оплакивали его смерть.
Ми оплакували його смерть.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
wehklagen
стена́тьstenátʹ, пла́катьplákatʹ, сокруша́тьсяsokrušátʹsja
express grief verbally
(transitive)To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.
beklagen
опла́киватьoplákivatʹ, опла́катьoplákatʹ
опла́куватиoplákuvaty, опла́катиoplákaty
Examples
37 sentencesWe lamented his death.
Ми оплакували його смерть.
ruМы оплакивали его смерть.
We lamented her death.
Ми оплакували її смерть.
ruМы оплакивали её смерть.
The fool laments that which he has lost and values not that which he still has.
Безумцеві властиво жалкувати за втраченим і не радіти з того, що лишилось.
ruБезумцу свойственно сетовать за утраченным и не радоваться тому, что осталось.
Stop lamenting, girls, get to work.
Stop lamenting, sirs, get to work.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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Origin
A back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter and its etymon LatinA back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter and its etymon Latin lāmentor (“to wail, weep”), from lāmentum (“wailing, moaning, weeping”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.
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Forms
laments, lamenting, lamented, lamentedSynonyms
74 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle