lamentar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bemoan verb To moan or complain about (something).
- bewail verb To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
- fear noun A strong, unpleasant feeling caused by the sense of danger or threat.
- 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.
- regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
- sorry adj Feeling regret or wanting to apologize for something one did.
- wail verb To cry out loudly in grief, pain, or sorrow.
Senses
lamentar is used for these senses in English:
- bemoan (transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
- bewail To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
- fear (obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.
- lament (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
- 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.
- sorry (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
bemoan — full definition
- verb To moan or complain about (something).
- verb To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.