transcription, транскрипция: [ kəmpleɪn ]
( complains, complaining, complained)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it.
Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises...
The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe...
They are liable to face more mistreatment if they complain to the police...
People should complain when they consider an advert offensive...
‘I do everything you ask of me,’ he complained.
VERB : V that , V about/of n , V to n , V , V with quote
2.
If you complain of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill.
He complained of a headache.
VERB : V of n