MEANING
1. To express sorrow, grief, or deep regret over something.
2. An expression of grief or regret, especially a song, poem, or cry.
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Words that belong together
- lament a loss
- lament the decline
On the page
She lamented the loss of the old garden.
The villagers lamented their leader’s death.
He lamented the missed opportunity.
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Word forms
- Base
- lament
- Past tense
- lamented
- Past participle
- lamented
- Present participle
- lamenting
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- lament
- Present continuous
- am/is/are lamenting
- Present perfect
- have/has lamented
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been lamenting
- Past
- lamented
- Past continuous
- was/were lamenting
- Past perfect
- had lamented
- Past perfect continuous
- had been lamenting
- Future
- will lament
- Future continuous
- will be lamenting
- Future perfect
- will have lamented
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been lamenting
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: lament; laments; lamented; lamented; lamenting Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: laments.
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