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lamenteth

lamenteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Origin of lamenteth

lament + -eth

Questions about lamenteth

What is lamenteth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lamenteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lament.

Words near lamenteth in the dictionary

  1. lamented
  2. lamentedly
  3. lamenter
  4. lamenters
  5. lamentest
  6. lamenteth
  7. lamentful
  8. lamentin
  9. lamenting
  10. lamentingly
  11. lamentings

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