cry on
cry on · cries on · cried on · crying on
To call on; to invokeTo call on; to invoke.
» Tom started crying on the phone.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To call on; to invoke.
Examples
45 sentencesTom started crying on the phone.
Tom needs a shoulder to cry on.
ruТому нужно плечо, чтобы поплакаться.
I need a shoulder to cry on.
I just wanted a shoulder to cry on.
ruМне просто был нужен кто-нибудь, кому бы я мог поплакаться в жилетку.
I just needed a shoulder to cry on.
deIch brauchte nur mal eine Schulter, an der ich mich ausweinen konnte.
Forms
cries on, crying on, cried on, cried onPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb