to lament over

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• lament — la|ment1 [ lə ment ] verb intransitive or transitive to show publicly that you feel sad or disappointed about something: lament over/for: a family lamenting over their mother s death in the earthquake People clearly lament the loss of community.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lament — I n. 1) a bitter lament 2) a lament for II v. 1) to lament bitterly, deeply 2) (D; intr.) to lament for, over * * * [lə ment] deeply over (D; intr.) to lament for a bitter lament a lament for …   Combinatory dictionary

• Lament for Ur — The Lament for Ur is a Sumerian lament composed after the fall of Ur to the Elamites and the end of the city s third dynasty (c. 2000 BC). It contains one (possibly the first) of five known Mesopotamian city laments mdash;dirges for ruined cities …   Wikipedia

• lament — lamenter, n. lamentingly, adv. /leuh ment /, v.t. 1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence. 2. to mourn for or over. v.i. 3. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret. 4. to mourn deeply. n. 5. an expression of… …   Universalium

• Lament for the Numb — Infobox Album Name = Lament For The Numb Type = Album Artist = Dave Dobbyn the Stone People Background = Orange Released = 1993 Recorded = ??? Genre = Length = ??:?? Label = Trafalgar Records Producer = Mitchell Froom Reviews = | Last album =… …   Wikipedia

• lament — /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 …  

• lament — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lament — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• lament — Synonyms and related words: bawl, bemoan, bewail, coronach, cry, deplore, dirge, discomfort, dismay, distress, dolorous tirade, elegize, elegy, epicedium, give sorrow words, grieve, grieve for, grieve over, groan, howl, jeremiad, keen, knell,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• lament someone's death — mourn the death of someone, cry over the death of a person …   English contemporary dictionary

• lament — I. v. n. Mourn, grieve, weep, sorrow, wail, moan, complain. II. v. a. 1. Bewail, deplore, bemoan, mourn, sorrow over or for. 2. Regret, deplore. III. n. 1. Wailing, moaning, moan, lamentation, plaint, complaint. 2. Dirge, elegy, epicedium,… …   New dictionary of synonyms