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Webster 1913 Edition

Bemoan

Be-moan′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bemoaned
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bemoaning
.]
[OE.
bimenen
, AS.
bem[GREEK]nan
; pref.
be-
+
m[GREEK]nan
to moan. See
Moan
.]
To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
Implores their pity, and his pain
bemoans
.
Dryden.
Syn. – See
Deplore
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bemoan

BEMOAN

,
Verb.
T.
[be and moan.] To lament; to bewail; to express sorrow for; as, to bemoan the loss of a son.

Definition 2024

bemoan

bemoan

English

Verb

bemoan ‎(third-person singular simple present bemoans, present participle bemoaning, simple past and past participle bemoaned)

  1. (transitive) To moan or complain about; be dismayed or worried about something.
    He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.

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Etymology

From Middle English bemenen, bimenen, from Old English bemǣnan ‎(“to bemoan, bewail, lament”), equivalent to be- ‎(“about, concerning”) +‎ moan. Alteration of vowel from Middle to Modern English due to analogy with moan.

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