Lament

  • 21lament — [ləˈment] verb [I/T] to show publicly that you feel sad or disappointed about something Some older people lament the loss of close local communities.[/ex] lament noun [C] …

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  • 22lament — /ləˈmɛnt / (say luh ment) verb (t) 1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for; mourn for or over: lament his absence; to lament one s folly. –verb (i) 2. (sometimes followed by over) to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or sad regret. –noun 3 …

  • 23lament — I. verb Etymology: Middle English lementen, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French lamenter, from Latin lamentari, from lamentum, noun, lament Date: 15th century intransitive verb to mourn aloud ; wail transitive verb 1. to express sorrow,… …

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  • 24lament — verb Lament is used with these nouns as the object: ↑decline, ↑fact, ↑failure, ↑fate, ↑loss, ↑passing …

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  • 25lament — Uderzyć w lament zob. uderzyć 7 …

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  • 26lament — m IV, D. u, Ms. lamentncie; lm M. y 1. «słowa, okrzyki wyrażające żal, rozpacz, cierpienie, często połączone z głośnym płaczem; także skarga, narzekanie wyrażone w innej formie (np. na piśmie)» Głośny, serdeczny lament. Babskie, daremne lamenty.… …

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  • 27lament — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to express feelings of great sadness about something: The nation lamented the death of its great war leader. (+ over): lamenting over her luck in love 2 (T) to express annoyance or disappointment about something you think is… …

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  • 28lament — 1. noun 1) the widow s laments Syn: wail, wailing, lamentation, moan, moaning, weeping, crying, sob, sobbing, keening; jeremiad; complaint 2) a lament for the dead Syn …

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  • 29lament — n. & v. n. 1 a passionate expression of grief. 2 a song or poem of mourning or sorrow. v.tr. (also absol.) 1 express or feel grief for or about; regret (lamented the loss of his ticket). 2 (as lamented adj.) a conventional expression referring to …

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  • 30Lament for the Destruction of Hungary by the Tartars — (Lat. Planctus destructionis regni Hungariae per Tartaros ) is a prominent piece of medieval Hungarian poetry. It was written in 1242, shortly after the invasion of Hungary by the Tartars of Batu Khan, by a monk in the retinue of King Béla IV.In… …

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