BEMOAN


Meaning of BEMOAN in English

— bemoaningly , adv.

/bi mohn"/ , v.t.

1. to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate.

2. to regard with regret or disapproval.

[ bef. 1000; BE- + MOAN; r. bemene, ME bimenen, OE bimaenan ( bi- BE- + maenan to moan) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .