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Grammar : Verb
Spell : luh-men-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ləˈmɛn tɪd



Definition of lamented

Origin :
  • "mourned for," 1610, from past participle of lament (v.).
  • verb to mourn or grieve deeply
Example sentences :
  • It is only by the intervention of a miracle that we can ever revisit the dear, lamented fields of Clwyd.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Often have I lamented the distance which destiny had placed between us.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • "If only the Mayor of the Borough had performed the ceremony," Gilbert lamented.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • I have often lamented the advantage which the French have over us in that particular.
  • Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
  • He hated vice, was indulgent to frailties, and lamented misfortunes.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Grammont, Complete » by Anthony Hamilton
  • "I've got to get back to my work not later than day after to-morrow," he lamented.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • He was praised and lamented out of reason, even for a champion sculler.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • "Same here, Elmer," lamented Mark, as he succeeded in struggling to his feet.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • "I washed him too, Sam," Mrs. Nancy lamented, as she accompanied her visitor to the gate.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • Alice or Phœbe Carey lamented that we were to have none at the p. 207banquet.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland

Synonyms for lamented

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