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bemoan(dictionary)

bemoan (iou)



bemoan verb trans. & intrans.

Lament; weep or express sorrow (for or over); refl. bewail one's lot.
Bible (AV): Job 42:11 They bemoned him, and comforted him. Bacon Politique persons..are euer bemoaning themselves, what a Life they lead. C. Lamb I do not know whether I ought to bemoan or rejoice that my old friend is departed. J. M. Barrie Foreign words in the text annoyed her and made her bemoan her want of a classical education.