When I am dead, bewail me: and when you see another tending my flocks, remember Dorcon.
Source: tatoeba (6212558)
Bewail
//bɪˈweɪl//
Synonyms for "bewail" (46 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (23)
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4 entriesderived
7 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 23 languages.
Aromanian
4 entries- arâbdâsescu verb (to wail over)
- arâvdâsescu verb (to wail over)
- butsescu verb (to wail over)
- jilescu verb (to wail over)
Belarusian
2 entries- апла́каць verb (to wail over)
- апла́кваць verb (to wail over)
Bulgarian
1 entries- оплаквам verb (to wail over)
Czech
3 entries- naříkat verb (to wail over)
- oplakávat verb (to wail over)
- tesknit verb (to wail over)
Danish
1 entries- begræde verb (to wail over)
Dutch
1 entries- betreuren verb (to wail over)
Finnish
3 entries- itkeä verb (to wail over)
- surra verb (to wail over)
- valittaa verb (to wail over)
French
2 entries- déplorer verb (to wail over)
- pleurer verb (to wail over)
German
2 entries- beklagen verb (to wail over)
- betrauern verb (to wail over)
Indonesian
1 entries- menangisi verb (to wail over)
Latin
3 entries- comploro verb (to wail over)
- dēfleō verb (to wail over)
- lamentor verb (to wail over)
Māori
2 entries- mōteatea verb (to wail over)
- uhunga verb (to wail over)
Old Irish
1 entries- coínid verb (to wail over)
Portuguese
1 entries- lamentar verb (to wail over)
Romanian
3 entries- boci verb (to wail over)
- deplânge verb (to wail over)
- jelui verb (to wail over)
Russian
2 entries- опла́кать verb (to wail over)
- опла́кивать verb (to wail over)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- caoidh verb (to wail over)
- caoin verb (to wail over)
Spanish
1 entries- lamentar verb (to wail over)
Swahili
1 entries- kuombolezea verb (to wail over)
Tocharian B
2 entries- pälw verb (to wail over)
- tränk verb (to wail over)
Turkish
1 entries- ağlamak verb (to wail over)
Ukrainian
2 entries- опла́кати verb (to wail over)
- опла́кувати verb (to wail over)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- marroen verb (to wail over)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
They fear the balance of power between the state and individuals has been upended and bewail governments navigating the pandemic with what they argue has been heavy-handed state coercion.
Source: tatoeba (12085346)
[…] Though in this city he Hath widow’d and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury, Yet he shall have a noble memory.
Source: wiktionary
And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Source: wiktionary
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