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bemoan

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6 lettersPronunciation /bɪˈməʊn/Part of speech verbSorted abemnoStarts with BEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. regret strongly

Word origin

From Middle English bemenen, bimenen, from Old English bemǣnan (“to bemoan, bewail, lament”); equivalent to be- (“about, concerning”) + moan. Alteration of vowel from Middle to Modern English due to analogy with moan.

Used in a sentence

  • He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.
  • The losse of this erle was greatly bemoned by men of al degrees, for he was liberal, gentle, humble, and curteous to eche one […]
  • “I am sure you are better off without Mr. Hogg,” Helena would say often when Georgina bemoaned her husband’s desertion.

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