bemoan

be·moan

B0182400 (bĭ-mōn′)tr.v. be·moaned, be·moan·ing, be·moans 1. To express grief over; lament.2. To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore: "[He] recently bemoaned 'the cancer of the sound bite' afflicting Presidential campaigning" (John Tierney).

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[Middle English bimonen, alteration (influenced by mone, moan) of bimenen, from Old English bemǣnan : be-, be- + mǣnan, to complain of; see mei-no- in Indo-European roots.]

bemoan

(bɪˈməʊn) vbto grieve over (a loss, etc); mourn; lament (esp in the phrase bemoan one's fate)[Old English bemǣnan; see be-, moan]

be•moan

(bɪˈmoʊn)

v.t. 1. to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate. 2. to regard with regret or disapproval. [before 1000; re-formation of earlier bemene, Middle English bimenen, Old English bimǣnan; see be-, moan] be•moan′ing•ly, adv.

bemoan

, lament - Bemoaning is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lamenting is motivated when the grief is over the event itself.See also related terms for pity.

bemoan

Past participle: bemoaned
Gerund: bemoaning

Imperative
bemoan
bemoan

Present
I bemoan
you bemoan
he/she/it bemoans
we bemoan
you bemoan
they bemoan

Preterite
I bemoaned
you bemoaned
he/she/it bemoaned
we bemoaned
you bemoaned
they bemoaned

Present Continuous
I am bemoaning
you are bemoaning
he/she/it is bemoaning
we are bemoaning
you are bemoaning
they are bemoaning

Present Perfect
I have bemoaned
you have bemoaned
he/she/it has bemoaned
we have bemoaned
you have bemoaned
they have bemoaned

Past Continuous
I was bemoaning
you were bemoaning
he/she/it was bemoaning
we were bemoaning
you were bemoaning
they were bemoaning

Past Perfect
I had bemoaned
you had bemoaned
he/she/it had bemoaned
we had bemoaned
you had bemoaned
they had bemoaned

Future
I will bemoan
you will bemoan
he/she/it will bemoan
we will bemoan
you will bemoan
they will bemoan

Future Perfect
I will have bemoaned
you will have bemoaned
he/she/it will have bemoaned
we will have bemoaned
you will have bemoaned
they will have bemoaned

Future Continuous
I will be bemoaning
you will be bemoaning
he/she/it will be bemoaning
we will be bemoaning
you will be bemoaning
they will be bemoaning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bemoaning
you have been bemoaning
he/she/it has been bemoaning
we have been bemoaning
you have been bemoaning
they have been bemoaning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bemoaning
you will have been bemoaning
he/she/it will have been bemoaning
we will have been bemoaning
you will have been bemoaning
they will have been bemoaning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bemoaning
you had been bemoaning
he/she/it had been bemoaning
we had been bemoaning
you had been bemoaning
they had been bemoaning

Conditional
I would bemoan
you would bemoan
he/she/it would bemoan
we would bemoan
you would bemoan
they would bemoan

Past Conditional
I would have bemoaned
you would have bemoaned
he/she/it would have bemoaned
we would have bemoaned
you would have bemoaned
they would have bemoaned

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

bemoan - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"bewail, deplore, lamentkvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

bemoan

verb lament, regret, complain about, rue, deplore, grieve for, weep for, bewail, cry over spilt milk, express sorrow about, moan over He continually bemoans his lot in life.

Translations

lamentarsi