lamentare — meaning in English

English meaning

• bemoan verb To moan or complain about (something).
• regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.

Senses

lamentare is used for these senses in English:

• bemoan (transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
• regret To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

bemoan — full definition

1. verb To moan or complain about (something).
2. verb To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.

regret — full definition

1. verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
2. noun A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something in the past.
3. noun A polite refusal, especially a note declining an invitation.

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