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. — deniko
ruМы оплакивали его смерть. — fjay69
We lamented her death.
Ми оплакували її смерть. — deniko
ruМы оплакивали её смерть. — marafon
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. — ascolto
ruБезумцу свойственно сетовать за утраченным и не радоваться тому, что осталось. — ascolto
Stop lamenting, girls, get to work.
Stop lamenting, sirs, get to work.
Translations
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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