bewail

«bewail» in Mova's school dictionary: to cry or complain loudly and sadly about a loss or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (bewail, bewails, bewailed, bewailing) (old use or formal)

meaning for a pupil

To bewail something is to cry or complain loudly and sadly about a loss or misfortune. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales a character bewails a loss, such as a robbery or a lost friend.

examples

• The Mule bewailed his misfortunes. tree →
• On discovering the theft, he beat his breast and bewailed his loss. tree →
• The children bewailed the end of their holiday. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bewail» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.