bemoan
verb /bɪˈməʊn/
/bɪˈməʊn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bemoan | /bɪˈməʊn/ /bɪˈməʊn/ |
| he / she / it bemoans | /bɪˈməʊnz/ /bɪˈməʊnz/ |
| past simple bemoaned | /bɪˈməʊnd/ /bɪˈməʊnd/ |
| past participle bemoaned | /bɪˈməʊnd/ /bɪˈməʊnd/ |
| -ing form bemoaning | /bɪˈməʊnɪŋ/ /bɪˈməʊnɪŋ/ |
- bemoan something to complain or say that you are not happy about something
- They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBemoan is used with these nouns as the object:- fate
- luck
Word OriginOld English bemǣnan ‘complain, lament’. The change in the second syllable (16th cent.) was due to association with moan, to which it is related.