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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Complain \Com*plain"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Complained (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nd"); 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the
              king?                                 --Shak.
  
     Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn;
          regret; murmur.
          [1913 Webster]

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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complained
     vb.
     (infl of en complain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  complained
     vb.
     (infl of en complain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  complained
     vb.
     (infl of en complain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  complained
     vb.
     (infl of en complain  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complained
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c omplain ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complained
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en complain ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb complain)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Complained /kəmplˈeɪnd/
  مشتكى

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  complained /kəmplˈeɪnd/
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