cry
A shedding of tears; the act of cryingA shedding of tears; the act of crying.
» The girl did nothing but cry.
Девочка только и делала, что плакала. — odexed
Девушка только и делала, что плакала. — marafon
Дівчина лише й робила, що плакала. — aandrusiak
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9 sensesA shedding of tears; the act of crying.
After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.
Weinen
плачplač
плачplač
A shout or scream.
I heard a cry from afar.
Schrei
крикkrik
крикkryk
Words shouted or screamed.
a battle cry
Schrei
крикkrik
крикkryk
A clamour or outcry.
A typical sound made by the species in question.
"Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.
A desperate or urgent request.
(archaic, collective)A group of hounds.
(broadly, derogatory, obsolete)A pack or company of people.
(obsolete)Common report; gossip.
- 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 sentencesThe girl did nothing but cry.
Дівчина лише й робила, що плакала. — aandrusiak
ruДевочка только и делала, что плакала. — odexed
That kid kept crying for hours.
Ця дитина плакала годинами. — deniko
She kept crying all night long.
Вона проплакала всю ніч. — deniko
ruОна проплакала всю ночь. — shanghainese
She was crying in her room.
Вона плакала у своїй кімнаті. — deniko
ruОна плакала в своей комнате. — Lenin_1917
If you want to cry, cry.
Якщо хочеш плакати, поплач. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
The verb is from Middle English crien (13th century), from Old French crier, from Vulgar LThe 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: criesSynonyms
9 synonyms- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition:outcrycallyellshoutvociferation
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate):yell
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause:war cryrallying crybattle crywatchword
Word family
15 related wordsCollocations
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