Meaning

9 senses
  1. A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

    After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.

    Weinen

    плачplač

    плачplač

  2. A shout or scream.

    I heard a cry from afar.

    Schrei

    крикkrik

    крикkryk

  3. Words shouted or screamed.

    a battle cry

    Schrei

    крикkrik

    крикkryk

  4. A clamour or outcry.

  5. A typical sound made by the species in question.

    "Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.

  6. A desperate or urgent request.

  7. (archaic, collective)A group of hounds.

  8. (broadly, derogatory, obsolete)A pack or company of people.

  9. (obsolete)Common report; gossip.

More definitions
  • a fit of weeping
  • a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
  • a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
  • the characteristic utterance of an animal

Examples

4796 sentences
  1. The girl did nothing but cry.

    Дівчина лише й робила, що плакала.

    ruДевочка только и делала, что плакала.

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  2. That kid kept crying for hours.

    Ця дитина плакала годинами.

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  3. She kept crying all night long.

    Вона проплакала всю ніч.

    ruОна проплакала всю ночь.

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  4. She was crying in her room.

    Вона плакала у своїй кімнаті.

    ruОна плакала в своей комнате.

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  5. If you want to cry, cry.

    Якщо хочеш плакати, поплач.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
shedding of tears:
shout or scream:
Русский
By meaning 2
shedding of tears:
shout or scream:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
shedding of tears:
shout or scream:

Origin

The verb is from Middle English crien (13th century), from Old French crier, from Vulgar L

The verb is from Middle English crien (13th century), from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre, generally thought to derive from Classical Latin quirītāre (Proto-West Germanic *krītan has also been suggested as a source). The noun corresponds to Middle English cry, crie, from Old French cri, a deverbal of crier.

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Forms

plural: cries
Singularcry
Pluralcries

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • started crying
  • began to cry
  • stop crying
  • likely to cry
  • nothing but cry
  • started to cry
  • going to cry
  • probably wouldn't cry
  • unlikely to cry
  • cry a lot
  • cried for help
  • won't likely cry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cry — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto