complain
verb (used without object)
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault.
complains
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present tense formof complain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“One day,” he complains to Mr. Ocker, “I want to figure out how to close the cemetery for the entire month of October.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
She complains of having to live on €300 per month.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
“We have no services and no one complains or does anything about it, because everyone just got used to this crap,” said Aracelis Urdaneta, who grew up here during the oil boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She is in her late 70s and complains of nagging aches and pains, neuropathy, fatigue, anxiety, and occasional changes in her weight.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
I didn't know it at the time, but this is an Iranian saying used when someone complains about having to go somewhere.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
