Meaning of "lament" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAMENT

From Latin lāmentum.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LAMENT

lament  [ləˈmɛnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAMENT

Lament is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lament in English.

WHAT DOES LAMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lament

A lament or lamentation is a passionate expression of grief, often in music, poetry, or song form. The grief is most often born of regret, or mourning.

Definition of lament in the English dictionary

The first definition of lament in the dictionary is to feel or express sorrow, remorse, or regret. Other definition of lament is an expression of sorrow. Lament is also a poem or song in which a death is lamented.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAMENT

PRESENT

Present

I lament

you lament

he/she/it laments

we lament

you lament

they lament

Present continuous

I am lamenting

you are lamenting

he/she/it is lamenting

we are lamenting

you are lamenting

they are lamenting

Present perfect

I have lamented

you have lamented

he/she/it has lamented

we have lamented

you have lamented

they have lamented

Present perfect continuous

I have been lamenting

you have been lamenting

he/she/it has been lamenting

we have been lamenting

you have been lamenting

they have been lamenting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I lamented

you lamented

he/she/it lamented

we lamented

you lamented

they lamented

Past continuous

I was lamenting

you were lamenting

he/she/it was lamenting

we were lamenting

you were lamenting

they were lamenting

Past perfect

I had lamented

you had lamented

he/she/it had lamented

we had lamented

you had lamented

they had lamented

Past perfect continuous

I had been lamenting

you had been lamenting

he/she/it had been lamenting

we had been lamenting

you had been lamenting

they had been lamenting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lament

you will lament

he/she/it will lament

we will lament

you will lament

they will lament

Future continuous

I will be lamenting

you will be lamenting

he/she/it will be lamenting

we will be lamenting

you will be lamenting

they will be lamenting

Future perfect

I will have lamented

you will have lamented

he/she/it will have lamented

we will have lamented

you will have lamented

they will have lamented

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lamenting

you will have been lamenting

he/she/it will have been lamenting

we will have been lamenting

you will have been lamenting

they will have been lamenting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lament

you would lament

he/she/it would lament

we would lament

you would lament

they would lament

Conditional continuous

I would be lamenting

you would be lamenting

he/she/it would be lamenting

we would be lamenting

you would be lamenting

they would be lamenting

Conditional perfect

I would have lament

you would have lament

he/she/it would have lament

we would have lament

you would have lament

they would have lament

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been lamenting

you would have been lamenting

he/she/it would have been lamenting

we would have been lamenting

you would have been lamenting

they would have been lamenting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lament
we let´s lament
you lament

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lament

Past participle

lamented

Present Participle

lamenting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LAMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lament» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of lament

bemoan · bewail · complaint · coronach · deplore · dirge · elegy · grieve · lamentation · moan · moaning · monody · mourn · plaint · regret · threnody · ululation · wail · wailing

TRANSLATION OF LAMENT

Find out the translation of lament to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lament from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lament» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 感到悲痛
• Translator English - Spanish: lamentarse de
• English: lament
• Translator English - Hindi: शोक
• Translator English - Arabic: رثاء
• Translator English - Russian: плач
• Translator English - Portuguese: lamentar-se de
• Translator English - Bengali: বিলাপ
• Translator English - French: se lamenter sur
• Translator English - Malay: Meratap
• Translator English - German: beklagen
• Translator English - Japanese: 嘆き悲しむ
• Translator English - Korean: 애도하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyuwun pangapunten
• Translator English - Vietnamese: than van
• Translator English - Tamil: புலம்புகிறார்
• Translator English - Marathi: विलाप
• Translator English - Turkish: ağıt
• Translator English - Italian: lamentare
• Translator English - Polish: lament
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плач
• Translator English - Romanian: plânge
• Translator English - Greek: θρήνο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: klaaglied
• Translator English - Swedish: lament
• Translator English - Norwegian: klagesang

10 QUOTES WITH «LAMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lament.

1

Amitabh Bachchan

I sometimes lament the fact that I do not have the benefit of a complete and ailment free body structure.

2

Poppy Z. Brite

This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor's lack of hot sex scenes, probably because they aren't old enough to understand that a passionate relationship could be about anything other than sex.

3

Edward Burtynsky

I can go into the wilderness and not see anyone for days and experience a kind of space that hasn't changed for tens of thousands of years. Having that experience was necessary to my perception of how photography can look at the changes humanity has brought about in the landscape. My work does become a kind of lament.

4

Kurt Busch

When Jimmie Johnson goes out early and finishes 35th, as he did Sunday, he can look at the cameras, lament about it being a tough day, and then say, 'We'll just try to get them next week at Darlington.'

5

Roy Harper

In some ways, I lament the introduction of civilisation on such a huge scale, because it has given us a lot of room to abuse each other, which we continue to do.

6

Anne Lamott

Nothing heals us like letting people know our scariest parts: When people listen to you cry and lament, and look at you with love, it's like they are holding the baby of you.

7

Aasif Mandvi

People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.

8

Sean O'Casey

I have found life an enjoyable, enchanting, active, and sometime terrifying experience, and I've enjoyed it completely. A lament in one ear, maybe, but always a song in the other.

9

Alice Oswald

One of the rules of Greek lament poetry is that it mustn't mention the dead by name in case of invoking a ghost. Maybe the 'Iliad,' crowded with names, is more than a poem. Maybe it's a dangerous piece of the brightness of both this world and the next.

10

David Ogden Stiers

We lament the speed of our society and the lack of depth and the nature of disposable information.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAMENT»

Discover the use of lament in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lament and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Lament

On the day of an important music competition, talented but painfully introverted and nervous Deirdre Monaghan is helped to perform by the compelling and enigmatic Luke Dillon and finds herself inexorably drawn into the mysteries and dangers ...

Maggie Stiefvater, 2010

A Mathematician's Lament

A manifesto for freeing math from the drudgery of traditional teaching by a brilliant mathematician.

Paul Lockhart, 2009

Foreskin's Lament

The play is a drama set in rugby changing rooms, and the after-match party. The theme is the title nickname's attempt to fit in with university liberals and rugby playing conservatives --Wikipedia.

Greg McGee, 1981

Lament for a Son

The author describes the progress of his grief from the shock of learning of his son's accidental death to his final resignation a year later

Nicholas Wolterstorff, 1987

The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition

The only generic and diachronic study of learned and popular lament and its socio-cultural contexts throughout Greek tradition in which a great diversity of sources are integrated to offer a comprehensive and penetrating synthesis.

Margaret Alexiou, Dimitrios Yatromanolakis, Panagiotis Roilos, 2002

The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey ...

The Beekeeper's Lament tells his story and that of his bees, making for a complex, moving, and unforgettable portrait of man in the new natural world.

Hannah Nordhaus, 2011

Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism

In 1965 George Grant passionately defended Canadian identity by asking fundamental questions about the meaning and future of Canada's political existence. In

George Grant, 2005

Lament: Reclaiming Practices in Pulpit, Pew, and Public Square

These essays by Princeton Theological Seminary faculty attest to the diverse ways in which lament is understood and practiced, and invite their recovery in all elements of the church's ministry.

Sally Ann Brown, Patrick D. Miller, 2005

Praise and Lament in the Psalms

Praise and lament are two major approaches to praying to God. In this book, Claus Westermann investigates these primary categories of the Psalms and shows their meaning for prayer and worship.

Claus Westermann, 1981

Lament : Studies in the Ancient Mediterranean and Beyond: ...

This collection of essays offers the first ever comparative approach to ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern traditions of lament.

Ann Suter Professor of Classics University of Rhode Island, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lament is used in the context of the following news items.

Houston Dynamo lament poor first half vs. Real Salt Lake, but …

“I think the first half we let ourselves down. I think that wasn't our best performance at all and we just lacked a little bit of grit, determination, and ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»

DC United lament late lapse at FC Dallas, but admit "we were …

Tough to beat but rarely fancied, D.C. United have defied odds, expectations and even statistics in their unexpected climb to the top of the MLS ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»

We Did Not Vote For You To Lament - Pastor Tells Buhari

In a statement made available to Vanguard, Emuobor said, Nigerians did not vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) for it to “lament the mishandling of ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»

'Coal Miners Pay for Fundamental Change': A poetic lament …

Green meanies kill a way of life and no one seems to care, including politicians. Coal mines and miners left behind. So who'll be next? «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»

Bishop's lament

For all we know, Bronwyn “Chopper” Bishop is snuffing out her regrets in a karaoke bar, microphone in hand and amended Redgum lyrics on ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

NET Extra: Fun seekers lament 'deplorable' state of National Theatre

Lagos residents were left disappointed over the lack of activities at the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos. Several fun-seekers thronged the ... «Nigerian Entertainment Today, Jul 15»

Solons lament ethics plaint over Bangsamoro peace process raps …

Two congressmen have lamented the filing of an ethics complaint against them by former senator Rene Saguisag over their treason and ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

A Ghost's Lament

It's a pity that The Speechwriter will be judged, both for good and ill, in the light of the media sensation created six years ago by Governor Mark ... «The Weekly Standard, Jul 15»

Hope, frustration as activists lament lack of women in Japanese …

Japan sharply lags other developed nations in female representation in politics, having made little progress over the 70 years since the first ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»

Philippine bishops lament drug addiction, trafficking

The bishops of the Philippines have issued a pastoral letter on drug addiction and drug trafficking. Decrying drug trafficking from abroad as a ... «Catholic Culture, Jul 15»