Complain Complained I Kəmˈpleɪn Manager Exhausted Verb Bre

• i'm going to complain to the manager about this.
• the defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
• she never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.
• ‘how are you?’ ‘oh, i can't complain (= i'm all right).’

complain

1. to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something
• I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
• The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
• She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.
• ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right).’
• He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.
• ‘It's not fair,’ she complained.
• I’m going to complain to the manager about this.
• Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
• If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week.
• He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.
• They kept grumbling that they were cold.
• What are you moaning on about now?
• Stop whining!
• ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.

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 at the unfairness of it all.
• She complained bitterly about the lack of help she received.
• ‘How are you?’‘Oh, I can’t complain.’
• ‘It’s not fair,’ she complained.
• She never complains, but she’s obviously exhausted.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they complain
• he / she / it complains
• past simple complained
• past participle complained
• -ing form complaining

Word Origin

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