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complain English

Meaning complain meaning

What does complain mean?
Definitions in simple English

complain Verb

— 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.

complain

— verb (= kick) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness My mother complains all day She has a lot to kick about — verb make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client

Synonyms complain synonyms

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Topics complain topics

What do people use complain to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Discontent
Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Complain

Conjugation complain conjugation

How do you conjugate complain?

complain · verb

Examples complain examples

How do I use complain in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Farmers always complain about the weather.
Don't complain.
Tom doesn't complain.
He's always the first to complain.
I'm sure Tom will complain.
There's nothing to complain about.
I used to complain a lot.
I told Tom that I would complain about him.
He didn't complain about that work.
Why am I the only one they complain of? They're just making an example out of me and using me as a scapegoat.
The waiter was such a nice man we didn't like to complain about the meal.
Today's housewives do nothing but complain of high prices.
I have nothing to complain about.
As for me, I have nothing to complain of.
Young people tend to complain about everything.
The food was terrible -all the same I didn't complain.
People often complain about the weather.
You should have nothing to complain about.
Foreigners complain that it is difficult to get to know Japanese people. To some extent this may be true.
How dare he complain?
It's hard to complain against such good people.
There are many people in the world who complain that they are too busy to read.
He does nothing but complain all day long.
He does nothing but complain from morning till night.

Movie subtitles

And all my friends, you know, they complain that their kids never want to spend any time with them, but not me.
Complain to the King if bread is too expensive!
I'll complain to the management.
You don't have anything to complain about, Mother.
I can't complain.
Well, your readers don't complain, Mr. Morrow.
You always complain about your food.
I'll complain to Prince John.
Although I suppose we barristers ought not to complain about that.
Don't complain, you'll be going out to the Orient Club tonight.
I couldn't complain, Colonel. Wouldn't do no good.
Well, I can't complain.
Why do you complain?
But forgive me, sir, to complain to you about our sorrows was really not our delegation's intention.
You always complain.
I get yelled at all the time. Don't complain.
I'll never complain.
I can't complain. - Can I?
You don't have anything to complain about.
Can't complain.
I shall complain to my consul.
When I return, I'll complain to the king about the state of his roads.
Well, your readers don't complain.
You are in no position to complain.
All you do is complain!
Complain to the king that bread is very expensive.
One moment you'll be her little Fifi, the next she'll be looking for reasons to complain.
I have no right to complain, but you could've talked to me first.
We should not complain.
First you complain, then you slobber.
Why not complain to the people out there?
Oh, first the neighbors complain and now you, Jeeves.
Jeeves, you can't complain about that. I got you a new coat, didn't I? Oh, quite, sir.
Your food's getting ice-cold. You always complain about your food.
Why complain?

News and current affairs

European policymakers today often complain that, were it not for the US financial crisis, the eurozone would be doing just fine.
The Americans want full EU membership for Turkey--a longstanding NATO member and close American ally--while Europeans complain about the Turkish military's domestic political role.
Likewise, while unilateralists complain that the US is constrained by international regimes, so are others.
These voters also complain about crime, and of the deteriorating quality of life in their cities.
In addition, people would be far less likely to complain that their money is being wasted or misused if they chose where it went.
Others, such as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, see the country's problems as difficult but manageable, and complain of interference from ill-intentioned foreign speculators.
Children, of course, are unlikely to organize or complain to authorities when they are overworked and underpaid.
Multinational executives frequently cite China as their favorite investment destination, but many of them also complain about rampant graft.
Although some complain that December's compromise on financial regulation does not go far enough, there is a case to be made that the opposite is true.
Finally, German critics complain that the ECB's monetary policy is not geared to German economic conditions.
Even back in the 1990's, regulators would privately complain of the difficulty of retaining any staff capable of understanding the rapidly evolving derivatives market.
But I cannot (and do not) then complain if my income does not grow faster and faster.
Meanwhile, Europeans (especially the French) complain about the big US deficits, and de Gaulle's argument that the rest of the world is paying for America's wars is in fashion again.
Indeed, the Saakashvili administration might complain about Russian meddling, but it is unlikely to try to remove Georgia from Russia's economic orbit.
Western economists and aid agencies complain about inadequate implementation and lack of commitment by African governments.
Many American congressmen, for example, complain that American jobs are being destroyed by China's intervention in currency markets to maintain an artificially low value for the yuan.
Children, of course, are unlikely to organize or complain to authorities when they are overworked and underpaid. They are not aware of their legal rights.
Perhaps realizing that an entertained and distracted populace is less likely to complain about public policy, the Party has allowed entertainment programming to follow the Western model, lessening the need for micro-managed censorship.

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