/kəmˈpleɪnt/
Translation
Words that say you are not happy about something, often said or written to the person who can change it.
Word origin
From Old French complainte, from a Latin verb meaning to cry out in sorrow.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- complaindre
- English cognates
- complain
Grammar
Examples
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"Make a complaint" is the usual verb and noun pair.
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"Complaints" is the plural, meaning more than one complaint.
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"No complaints" is a friendly way to say everything is fine.
Used in
Grammar articles
(9)Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Wish and if only in English: wish + past, wish + past perfect, wish + would, and why I wish I would is wrong
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