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surra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bewail verb To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • condole verb Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.
  • grieve verb To feel deep sorrow, especially after a loss.
  • lament verb To express deep sorrow or regret over something.
  • mourn verb To feel or express deep sadness, especially over someone's death.
  • pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
  • repent verb To feel deep regret for something wrong you have done, often wanting to change.

Senses

surra is used for these senses in English:

  • bewail To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • condole (archaic, or, obsolete, except, India, often, formal) To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
  • grieve (transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
  • pine (transitive) To grieve or mourn for.
  • repent (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.

condole — full definition

  1. verb Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.
  2. verb To express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament.
  3. verb To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
  4. verb To express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with (someone); to lament in sympathy with (someone).

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