complain Copy link Outline I. Trans.1. quĕror, questus, 3 (the subject of complaint expressed by acc.; by abl. with de; by acc. and inf.; or by clause with quod; the person c.'d to in dat. or with cum and apud)2. conquĕror, 3 (stronger than simple verb3. plōro, 1II. Intrans. • complain: I. Trans.: 1. quĕror, questus, 3 (the subject of complaint expressed by acc.; by abl. with de; by acc. and inf.; or by clause with quod; the person c.'d to in dat. or with cum and apud): to c. of a wrong, injuriam q., Cic.: to c. of any one's wrong, de injuriis alicujus q., Cic.: to c. to the senate, cum patribus conscriptis q., Liv.: to c. to a step-mother, apud novercam q., Pl.: they c. that they have been abandoned, queruntur se relictos esse, Cic.: he c.s that he has been deserted, quod sit destitutus queritur, Caes. 2. conquĕror, 3 (stronger than simple verb: same constr.): Pl.: Cic. 3. plōro, 1: they c.'d that the hoped-for good-will did not attend their deserts, ploravere suis non respondere favorem meritis, Hor.: v. to lament. To c. of often = to find fault with, charge, accuse (q. v.). II. Intrans.: i. e. to utter sounds of complaint: gĕmo, ingĕmo, ingĕmisco; lāmentor, flĕo, etc.: v. to lament.
COMPLAIN Copy link • COMPLAINqueri: conqueri: about anything, queri aliquid or de re, also with quod or accusative and infinitive: conqueri aliquid or de re, or with accusative and infinitive: to anybody, cum aliquo (to complain violently): querimoniam habere de re (to make a complaint about anything, etc..): expostulare de re (cum aliquo), of a person to anybody, aliquem cum aliquo (to call a person to an account, to complain of him in words); (the words are found in this connexion and order.) expostulare et queri (with following accusative and infinitive): accusare, incusare aliquem or aliquid (to complain of anybody or anything, accusative also of a judicial complaint: incusare not found in Cic.). OBSERVE: queri ad or apud aliquem (Plaut.) and alicui aliquid (Ov.) are rare. To utter sorrowful feelings: lamentari: cum fletu et luctu queri (lament, to complain with a loud voice): deplorare: deflere: vagire (to whimper, of young children): to complain of indisposition, etc., de incommoda or adversa valetudine queri: to complain of one’s misfortune to anybody, adversam fortunam conqueri cum aliquo: to complain of pain, dolorem suum alicui impertire: de dolore quodam corporis queri.