bewail

be·wail

B0220700 (bĭ-wāl′)tr.v. be·wailed, be·wail·ing, be·wails 1. To cry over; lament: bewail the dead.2. To express sorrow or unhappiness over: "Hour after hour he sat bewailing his plight" (Amitav Ghosh).

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[Middle English biwailen : bi-, be- + wailen; see wail.]

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be·wail′er n.be·wail′ment n.

bewail

(bɪˈweɪl) vbto express great sorrow over (a person or thing); lament beˈwailed adj beˈwailer n beˈwailing n, adj beˈwailingly adv

be•wail

(bɪˈweɪl)

v.t. to express deep sorrow for; lament. [1250–1300] be•wail′ing•ly, adv. be•wail′ment, n.

bewail

Past participle: bewailed
Gerund: bewailing

Imperative
bewail
bewail

Present
I bewail
you bewail
he/she/it bewails
we bewail
you bewail
they bewail

Preterite
I bewailed
you bewailed
he/she/it bewailed
we bewailed
you bewailed
they bewailed

Present Continuous
I am bewailing
you are bewailing
he/she/it is bewailing
we are bewailing
you are bewailing
they are bewailing

Present Perfect
I have bewailed
you have bewailed
he/she/it has bewailed
we have bewailed
you have bewailed
they have bewailed

Past Continuous
I was bewailing
you were bewailing
he/she/it was bewailing
we were bewailing
you were bewailing
they were bewailing

Past Perfect
I had bewailed
you had bewailed
he/she/it had bewailed
we had bewailed
you had bewailed
they had bewailed

Future
I will bewail
you will bewail
he/she/it will bewail
we will bewail
you will bewail
they will bewail

Future Perfect
I will have bewailed
you will have bewailed
he/she/it will have bewailed
we will have bewailed
you will have bewailed
they will have bewailed

Future Continuous
I will be bewailing
you will be bewailing
he/she/it will be bewailing
we will be bewailing
you will be bewailing
they will be bewailing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bewailing
you have been bewailing
he/she/it has been bewailing
we have been bewailing
you have been bewailing
they have been bewailing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bewailing
you will have been bewailing
he/she/it will have been bewailing
we will have been bewailing
you will have been bewailing
they will have been bewailing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bewailing
you had been bewailing
he/she/it had been bewailing
we had been bewailing
you had been bewailing
they had been bewailing

Conditional
I would bewail
you would bewail
he/she/it would bewail
we would bewail
you would bewail
they would bewail

Past Conditional
I would have bewailed
you would have bewailed
he/she/it would have bewailed
we would have bewailed
you would have bewailed
they would have bewailed

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

bewail - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"bemoan, deplore, lamentkvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

bewail

verb lament, regret, complain about, moan about, mourn, rue, wail about, deplore, bemoan, repent, grieve for, cry over, weep over, express sorrow for All your songs seem to bewail a dissatisfaction in love.

Translations

regretterlamentarsi