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- Dictionaryla·ment·ed/ləˈmen(t)əd/
adjective
- 1. a conventional way of describing someone who has died or something that has been lost or that has ceased to exist: "the late and much lamented Leonard Bernstein"
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1. : to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively : mourn. … must regret the imprudence, lament the result … Jane Austen. 2. : to regret strongly. He lamented his decision not to go to college. lament. 2 of 2. noun. 1. : a crying out in grief : wailing. 2. : dirge, elegy. 3.
LAMENTED definition: 1. If someone or something is lamented, people feel sad that they have or it has gone: 2. used for…. Learn more.
Jun 5, 2024 · lamented. adjective. la· ment· ed lə-ˈmen-təd. Synonyms of lamented. : mourned for. lamentedlyadverb. Examples of lamented in a Sentence.
to express sadness and feeling sorry about something: The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man. My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society. The late lamented (= dead and remembered with love) Frank Giotto used to live here. Synonyms. bemoan formal. bewail literary. Compare.
Lamented is often used in the phrase "late lamented," which implies that the person you're talking about is dead and that you really miss him or her. Inanimate objects can also be lamented, like the neighborhood book shop that closed, or a magazine you used to read that is no longer in print.
a formal expression of sorrow or mourning, especially in verse or song; an elegy or dirge. Synonyms: threnody, monody. lament. / ləˈmɛnt / verb. to feel or express sorrow, remorse, or regret (for or over) noun. an expression of sorrow. a poem or song in which a death is lamented. Discover More. Derived Forms. laˈmenter, noun. laˈmentingly, adverb.
to express sadness and feeling sorry about something: The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man. My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society. The late lamented (= dead and remembered with love) Frank Giotto used to live here. Synonyms. bemoan formal. bewail literary. Compare.
Definition of lament verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lamented definition: mourned for, as a person who is dead. See examples of LAMENTED used in a sentence.
Definition of 'lament' Word Frequency. lament. (ləment ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense laments , present participle lamenting , past tense, past participle lamented. 1. verb. If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. [mainly formal, or written]
