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Meanings of lament in English

Portuguese
réquiem
Catalan
gori-gori
Spanish
treno

A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

        réquiem
        Portuguese
        queixar-se
        Catalan
        sentir
        Spanish
        sentir

        To express deep sorrow for.

              queixar-se
              Portuguese
              lamentação
              Catalan
              gemec
              Spanish
              gemido

              A cry of sorrow and grief.

                    lamentação
                    Portuguese
                    lamento
                    Catalan
                    elegia
                    Spanish
                    elegía

                    A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.

                          lamento
                          Usage of lament in English
                          1
                          Sir, -Many sincere Christians lament alcohol being sold today, Good Friday.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          Advocates of hybrid technology often lament the high cost of the cars.
                          Wired
                          3
                          Bowman was left to lament a missed opportunity, but not for long.
                          News.com.au
                          4
                          The next is the lament of the mother over her dead son:
                          The Women of the Arabs
                          5
                          No need to lament a scarcity that's in your hands to change.
                          Ebony
                          6
                          Economists constantly lament the fact that there is so much economic illiteracy.
                          Economics Without Illusions
                          7
                          Some designers lament the fact they have little time left to draw.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          He may sometimes sin; but whenever he does he will lament it.
                          Mrs. Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters, Volume 3
                          9
                          And the milkmaids on the uplands would lament to see me going
                          Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917
                          10
                          Thus does Solomon lament over the certain decay of the Jewish Empire.
                          The Water of Life, and Other Sermons
                          11
                          The waves broke on the rocky coast with a growl of lament.
                          Best Russian Short Stories
                          12
                          The Celtics were left to lament the opening quarter of each half.
                          Reuters
                          13
                          And, following this, the little girl lifted her voice in lachrymal lament.
                          Americans All / Stories of American Life of To-Day
                          14
                          Bulletproof, a lament about an anonymous unrequited love, has the same effect.
                          The Guardian
                          15
                          They thought with many a lament of their warm quarters in Winchester.
                          The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign
                          16
                          At first there was the transformation to lament, the loss, the break.
                          The Path of a Star
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                          Translations for lament
                          Lament through the time
                          Lament across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Less common