plain

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pleɪn/

Verb

obsolete reflexive archaic intransitive poetic transitive

(reflexive, obsolete) To complain. / (transitive, intransitive, now rare, poetic) To lament, bewail.

Japanese Meaning

不平を言う / 嘆く / 悲嘆する

She would plain to anyone who would listen about every small injustice.

彼女はちょっとした不正について、聞いてくれる人なら誰にでも不平を言った。

Sense（1）

(reflexive, obsolete) To complain.

Sense（2）

(transitive, intransitive, now rare, poetic) To lament, bewail.

to plain a loss

plains

（ present singular third-person ）

plaining

（ participle present ）

plained

（ participle past ）

plained

（ past ）