Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lament
Participle: lamented
Gerund: lamenting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lament |
| you | lament |
| he;she;it | laments |
| we | lament |
| you | lament |
| they | lament |
Perfect
| I | have lamented |
| you | have lamented |
| he;she;it | has lamented |
| we | have lamented |
| you | have lamented |
| they | have lamented |
Past
| I | lamented |
| you | lamented |
| he;she;it | lamented |
| we | lamented |
| you | lamented |
| they | lamented |
Pluperfect
| I | had lamented |
| you | had lamented |
| he;she;it | had lamented |
| we | had lamented |
| you | had lamented |
| they | had lamented |
Future
| I | will lament |
| you | will lament |
| he;she;it | will lament |
| we | will lament |
| you | will lament |
| they | will lament |
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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lament |
| you | lament |
| he;she;it | lament |
| we | lament |
| you | lament |
| they | lament |
Perfect
| I | have lamented |
| you | have lamented |
| he;she;it | have lamented |
| we | have lamented |
| you | have lamented |
| they | have lamented |
Imperfect
| I | lamented |
| you | lamented |
| he;she;it | lamented |
| we | lamented |
| you | lamented |
| they | lamented |
Pluperfect
| I | had lamented |
| you | had lamented |
| he;she;it | had lamented |
| we | had lamented |
| you | had lamented |
| they | had lamented |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lament |
| you | would lament |
| he;she;it | would lament |
| we | would lament |
| you | would lament |
| they | would lament |
Perfect
| I | would have lamented |
| you | would have lamented |
| he;she;it | would have lamented |
| we | would have lamented |
| you | would have lamented |
| they | would have lamented |
Imperative
| you | lament |
| we | Let's lament |
| you | lament |
Verbs conjugated like 'lament'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lament'
aliment,
amen,
amend,
caement,
cæment,
cement,
dement,
element,
foment,
garment,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
A back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter and its etymon Latin lāmentor (“to wail, weep”), from lāmentum (“wailing, moaning, weeping”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare. See: Latin '
lāmentor'.
Verbs referencing "lament"
Ido lamentar, Spanish
lamentar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] but now I think we shall have a crash. ’ He takes a rein in each hand; jerks and pulls at both; and dances on the splashboard with both feet (keeping his seat, of course ) like the late lamented Ducrow on two of his fiery coursers. We come to the spot, sink down in the mire nearly to the coach windows, tilt on one side at an angle of forty-five degrees, and stick there. The insides scream [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The house was full of cries and lamentations, shrieks and screams, servants frantically tearing their hair, throwing themselves on the ground, or running distractedly about, lamenting. Tom and Miss Ophelia alone seemed to have any presence of mind; for Marie was in strong hysteric convulsions. At Miss Ophelia's direction, one of the lounges in the parlor was hastily prepared, and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)