Complained Complain Kəmˈpleɪn I Lack Verb She's Exhausted

• she never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.
• ‘how are you?’ ‘oh, i can't complain (= i'm all right).’
• annoyed residents have complained to the police.
• shoppers complained about the lack of toilet facilities.

complain

Verb Forms

1. to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something
• She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.
• ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right).’
• Annoyed residents have complained to the police.
• Shoppers complained about the lack of toilet facilities.
• I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
• The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
• She complained at the unfairness of it all.
• He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.
• ‘It's not fair,’ she complained.

Extra Examples

• All the guests complained about the noise.
• He really has no right to complain.
• I'm going to complain to the authorities about this!
• It was entirely my own idea, so I can hardly complain.
• She complained bitterly about the lack of help she received.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French complaindre, from medieval Latin complangere ‘bewail’, from Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + plangere ‘to lament’.