Hypertext Webster Gateway: "complain"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Complain \Com*plain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complained}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere;
com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or
head as a sign of grief, to lament. See {Plaint}.]
1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure,
regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; --
commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a
timber or wheel.

O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.

2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.

Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the
king? --Shak.

Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn;
regret; murmur.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Complain \Com*plain"\, v. t.
To lament; to bewail. [Obs.]

They might the grievance inwardly complain. --Daniel.

By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd Her
wrongs to us. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

complain
v 1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
"My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick
about" [syn: {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {quetch}, {kvetch}]
[ant: {cheer}]
2: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The
plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had
physically abused his client"


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