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bemoan Definition

be·moan (bē mōn, bi-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to moan about or deplore (a loss, grief, etc.); lament to bemoan one's fate

Etymology: ME bimaenen < OE bemaenan: see be- & moan

bemoan Synonyms

bemoan

v.

lament, bewail, weep over, grieve for; see mourn 1, regret 1.

bemoan Usage Examples

Object

  • demise: He bemoaned the demise of Community Touring: Hijinx doing one community tour per year is not enough.
  • lack: I could bemoan the lack of articles - I won't, my pleas fall on deaf ears.
  • fact: She also bemoans the fact that such a renowned poet with over thirty books to his name is till now little known in Britain.
  • fate: The writer went on to bemoan the fate of the old mill of Mr Ely ANDREW in Guide Bridge.
  • absence: LAST MONTH we bemoaned the absence of Frank Bruno's Boxing from the charts.
  • loss: In his opening lines he bemoans the loss of some money.

Used with why or when

  • what: The urban population seems to have taken the drastic makeover of their cities in their stride, never openly bemoaning what was lost.

Modifying Another Word

  • often: Conclusion Try it on People today often bemoan what's happened to society.
  • long: Scholars have long bemoaned the lack of an adequate Hebrew index to the Septuagint.
  • also: She also bemoans the fact that such a renowned poet with over thirty books to his name is till now little known in Britain.
  • n't: We certainly ca n't bemoan the game's lack of story.
  • still: Finally, many thanks to George Wright, from Malta, who is still bemoaning England's performance in the cricket.
  • constantly: Why, then, do the Japanese collude with the ' slump ' idea, constantly bemoaning its own failures.

Preposition: in

  • decade: These deficit and surplus percentages are higher than any of the imbalances about which commentators have bemoaned in recent decades.

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