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Definition of bewail verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bewail

verb
 
/bɪˈweɪl/
 
/bɪˈweɪl/
(formal or humorous)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bewail
 
/bɪˈweɪl/
 
/bɪˈweɪl/
he / she / it bewails
 
/bɪˈweɪlz/
 
/bɪˈweɪlz/
past simple bewailed
 
/bɪˈweɪld/
 
/bɪˈweɪld/
past participle bewailed
 
/bɪˈweɪld/
 
/bɪˈweɪld/
-ing form bewailing
 
/bɪˈweɪlɪŋ/
 
/bɪˈweɪlɪŋ/
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  1. bewail something to express very sad feelings about something
See bewail in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hopefully
adverb
 
 
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