"bewail" meaning in All languages combined

See bewail on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈweɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bewail.wav [UK] Forms: bewail [canonical], bewails [third-person, singular], bewailed [past], bewailed [past, participle], bewailing [present, participle]
Etymology: be- + wail Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|be|wail}} be- + wail Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person bewails, they express deep sorrow for someone or something. Synonyms: bemoan, grieve, lament
    Sense id: simple-bewail-en-verb-M2uZhYtn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with be-
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