(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. (mainly FORMAL or WRITTEN)
Ken began to ~ the death of his only son...
He ~s that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police...
‘Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas,’ he ~ed.
VERB: V n, V that, V with quote, also V
2.
Someone’s ~ is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. (mainly FORMAL or WRITTEN)
She spoke of the professional woman’s ~ that a woman’s judgment is questioned more than a man’s.
N-COUNT: oft with poss
3.
A ~ is a poem, song, or piece of music which expresses sorrow that someone has died.
N-COUNT