cry
To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadnessTo shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
» 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
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(intransitive)To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
That sad movie always makes me cry.
weinen, heulen, brüele
пла́катьplákatʹ, рыда́тьrydátʹ
пла́катиplákaty
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
(transitive)To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
schreien
(ambitransitive)To shout, scream, yell.
schreien
крича́тьkričátʹ, ора́тьorátʹ
крича́тиkryčáty
(figuratively, intransitive)To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
(intransitive)To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
rufen
utter a characteristic sound
(transitive)To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
Tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep.
bring into a particular state by crying
To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
to cry goods
To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
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
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 3
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
cries, crying, cried, criedPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
19 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.