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   weep

   /wiːp/

   verb

   • 1. shed tears: "a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter"
   • ▪ utter or express with tears: "‘No!’ she wept"
   • ▪ mourn for; shed tears over: archaic "a young widow weeping her lost lord"
   • 2. exude liquid: "she rubbed the sore, making it weep"

   noun

   • 1. a fit or period of weeping: "sit down and have a weep"

   Word Origin Old Englishwēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative.

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   What does weep mean in a story?

   • Weep means the same as cry. Weep is an old-fashioned word which is now used only in stories. The past tense and past participle of weep is wept, not 'weeped'. The girl was weeping as she kissed him goodbye. James wept when he heard the news. In a story, if someone cries something, they shout it.

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   What does weep mean in English?

   • 1. To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion: weep bitter tears of remorse. 2. To express grief or anguish for; lament: wept the death of his child. 3. To bring to a specified condition by weeping: She wept herself into a state of exhaustion. 4.

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   What does it mean to weep with Pau?

   • Pau longed to weep with her, and in his efforts to console, he addressed her with rather vague remarks. Oliver felt stunned and stupified by the unexpected intelligence; he could not weep, or speak, or rest. Weep definition: to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry.

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   Why do people weep in small groups?

   • Families are grouped together and weep in those small groups. One most useful tree for such places is the weeping willow. At the exact moment he died she wept uncontrollably. She's sure that the tree is weeping blood, as folklore says the oak is possessed by a witch. If someone weeps, they cry.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWEEP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     noun [ S ] UK us / wiːp / uk / wiːp / the act of crying...

   • Znaczenie Weep, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     WEEP definicja: 1. to cry tears: 2. (of an injury) to...

   • Weep: Korean Translation

     WEEP translate: 울다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Weep: Polish Translation

     WEEP translate: płakać, płakać. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Weep: Arabic Translation

     WEEP translate: يَبْكي. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Weep Spanish Translation

     WEEP translate: llorar, llorar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Weep: Russian Translation

     WEEP translate: плакать . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Weep: Czech Translation

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   Weep definition: to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry. See examples of WEEP used in a sentence.

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   noun [ S ] UK us / wiːp / uk / wiːp / the act of crying tears: It might help you to have a good weep. There's nothing like a bit of a weep to make you feel better. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of weep from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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   Weep means to shed tears as an expression of emotion, such as grief or joy. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, past tense, past participle, and gerund of weep, and see examples and related words.