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1. (v.i.) weep
to express an overpowering emotion, esp. grief, by shedding tears; shed tears; cry.
2. weep
to let fall drops of water or other liquid; drip; leak:
a water tank weeping at the seams.
3. weep
to exude water or liquid, as a plant stem or a sore.
4. (v.t.) weep
to weep for (someone or something); mourn with tears; bewail:
He wept his dead brother.
5. weep
to shed (tears); pour forth in weeping.
6. weep
to let fall or give forth in drops:
trees weeping an odorous gum.
7. weep
to pass, bring, put, etc., to or into a specified condition with the shedding of tears (usu. fol. by away, out, etc.):
to weep one's eyes out.
8. (n.) weep
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
9. weep
the exudation of water or liquid.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME wepen, OE wēpan to wail, c. OS wōpian, OHG wuofan to bewail, ON æpa to shout)
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| Definition of 'Weep' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) cry, weep
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
"She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
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1. (verb) weep
to cry
relatives weeping at the grave
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| Definition of 'Weep' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Weep
the lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry
2. Weep
imp. of Weep, for wept
3. (verb) Weep
formerly, to express sorrow, grief, or anguish, by outcry, or by other manifest signs; in modern use, to show grief or other passions by shedding tears; to shed tears; to cry
4. (verb) Weep
to lament; to complain
5. (verb) Weep
to flow in drops; to run in drops
6. (verb) Weep
to drop water, or the like; to drip; to be soaked
7. (verb) Weep
to hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; -- said of a plant or its branches
8. (verb) Weep
to lament; to bewail; to bemoan
9. (verb) Weep
to shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as if tears; as, to weep tears of joy
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Sense: to shed tears
She wept when she heard the terrible news; They wept tears of happiness.
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 Afrikaans: huil |
 Arabic: يَبْكي |
 Bulgarian: плача |
 Brazilian: chorar |
 Czech: plakat |
 German: weinen |
 Danish: græde |
 Greek: κλαίω, χύνω δάκρυα |
 Spanish: llorar |
 Estonian: nutma |
 Farsi: گريستن |
 Finnish: itkeä |
 French: pleurer |
 Hebrew: לִבכּוֹת |
 Hindi: आंसू बहाना |
 Croatian: jecati |
 Hungarian: sír |
 Indonesian: menangis |
 Icelandic: gráta |
 Italian: piangere |
 Japanese: 泣く |
 Korean: 눈물을 흘리다 |
 Lithuanian: verkti |
 Latvian: raudāt |
 Malay: menangis, meratap |
 Dutch: huilen |
 Norwegian: gråte, grine |
 Polish: płakać |
 Persian: گريستن |
 Pashto: ژړل ،چيغى وهل: ويركول اوښ |
 Portuguese: chorar |
 Romanian: a plânge |
 Russian: плакать |
 Slovak: plakať, nariekať |
 Slovenian: jokati |
 Serbian: roniti |
 Swedish: gråta |
 Thai: ร้องไห้ |
 Turkish: ağlamak |
 Taiwanese: 哭泣 |
 Ukrainian: плакати, ридати |
 Urdu: رونا |
 Vietnamese: nhỏ nước mắt |
 Chinese: 流泪 |
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