complain

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kəmˈpleɪn/

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Verb

Plain form complain

Third-person singular complains

Past tense complained

Past participle complained

Present participle complaining

1. (intransitive) If you complain about someone or something, you say or write that you are not happy about it.

   We complained to the manager about the service after waiting one hour for our food.

Related words

• complaint