complains
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complain
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Source: Wiktionary
Com*plain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Complained; p. pr. & vb. n. Complaining.] Etym: [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 lose of sight, of three 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.
Com*plain", v. t.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
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