Meaning of beklage | Babel Free

Definitions

1. apologize for
2. express dissatisfaction about
3. complain
   reflexive
4. express one's sympathy with someone's plight
   obsolete, transitive

Examples

“Vi beklager ventetiden.”

We apologize for the delay.

“Hun beklager sig altid over kagerne.”

She always complains about the cakes.

“Jeg beklagede ham, og jeg vovede ikke at trøste ham ved at sige, at Kærligheden kun er en Bagatel, som dumme Mennesker forgæves forsøger at trøste de forelskede med; ...”

I pitied him, and I did not dare to console him by saying that love is only a trivial thing, which is something stupid people try in vain to use to console those who are in love; ...

“Man gav ham Penge, man beklagede ham, man tilbød sig at tale for ham ved Hoffet, for at han kunde blive benaadet; ...”

Money was given to him, he was pitied, offers were made to speak on his behalf in court, that he might be pardoned; ...

“Da de derpaa spurgte ham om Aarsagen til hans Fortvivlelse, fortalte han dem, hvad der var mødt ham, og de gode Folk beklagede ham af Hjertet.”

When they then asked him about the cause of his despair, he told them what had met him, and the good people pitied him from their hearts.

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