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cry
verb
A2
US /kɹaɪ/
To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
intransitive
To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
transitive
To shout, scream, yell.
ambitransitive
To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
figuratively, intransitive
To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
intransitive
To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
transitive
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 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.
Forms
he/she/it
cries
-ing form
crying
past participle
cried
past
cried
Example sentences
4728 results
Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.
Tatoeba
Please don't cry.
Tatoeba
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cry
A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
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