A2verb · irregular · transitive · rare

weep

weep · weeps · wept · weeping

плакати, ридати, ревіти, схлипувати

плакать, рыдать, лить слёзы

weinen

To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty…To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.

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/ˈwiːp/

» My favorite tree is the weeping willow.

Моё любимое дерево - плакучая ива. — Selena777

Моє улюблене дерево — плакуча верба. — deniko

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Meaning

6 senses

To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
weinen
пла́катьplákatʹ, рыда́тьrydátʹ, лить слёзыlitʹ sljózy
пла́катиplákaty, схли́пуватиsxlýpuvaty, реві́тиrevíty
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
To lament; to complain.
To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation.
To produce secretions.
To flow in drops; to run in drops.
a weeping spring, which discharges water slowly
To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.
(obsolete, transitive)To weep over; to bewail.

Examples

130 sentences

My favorite tree is the weeping willow.
Моє улюблене дерево — плакуча верба. — deniko
ruМоё любимое дерево - плакучая ива. — Selena777
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She wept bitterly.
Вона гірко плакала. — uaspeaker
ruОна горько плакала. — al_ex_an_der
deSie weinte bitterlich. — kokage
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Read it and weep.
Читай і ридай. — deniko
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Tom made me weep.
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Tom wept bitterly.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to cry, shed tears:

Русский

By meaning 1

to cry, shed tears:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to cry, shed tears:

Origin

From Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan (“to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,

From Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan (“to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over, deplore”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną (“to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂b- (“to call, cry, complain”).

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