lament (for) (someone or something)
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To grieve for someone or something; to be full of sorrow because of someone or something. I know you miss him, but you need to stop lamenting for Jonathan and start living your life again. People lamenting the results of the election need to get ahold of themselves. It's not the end of the world as we know it.
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