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lamented

lamented is the simple past and past participle of lament.

Meaning of lament

Verb

lament (third-person singular simple present laments, present participle lamenting, simple past and past participle lamented)

  1. (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
    • Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 16:20
  2. (transitive) To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.
    • Euston is so traditionally a part of the London scene that many will lament the passing of the old station when rebuilding is complete in readiness for the new electric service, which will probably be by multiple-units between Euston and Wolverhampton.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99
    Synonyms:
    bemoan, bewail

See all 4 meanings of lament

Adjective

lamented (comparative more lamented, superlative most lamented)

  1. mourned for, or grieved for
    • Opened in June of that year [1880], the station was the southern terminus of the much-lamented Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (the S&D or 'Slow and Dirty'), which snaked its way down from Bath.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Bournemouth (circa 1880)”, in RAIL, number 947, pages 59–60

Forms of lamented

comparativemore lamented
superlativemost lamented

Words formed from lamented

Questions about lamented

What does lamented mean?
Lamented means mourned for, or grieved for.
What is lamented the simple past and past participle of?
Lamented is the simple past and past participle of lament.
What part of speech is lamented?
Lamented is an adjective.

Words near lamented in the dictionary

  1. lamentacious
  2. lamentation
  3. lamentational
  4. lamentations
  5. lamentatory
  6. lamented
  7. lamentedly
  8. lamenter
  9. lamenters
  10. lamentest
  11. lamenteth

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