Weep - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |wiːp|  American pronunciation of the word weep
Brit.  |wiːp|  British pronunciation of the word weep
irregular verb:  p.t. — wept  p.p. — wept

verb

- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain (syn: cry)

Extra examples

He wept at the news of her death.

She sat down and wept.

He wept bitter tears of disappointment.

The meringue will weep if you put it in the fridge.

An angel watching an urn wept over her, carved in stone.

The poor woman wept her thanks.

Emily wept herself to sleep.

James broke down and wept.

She wept for the loss of her mother.

He wept bitterly (=cried a lot) when it was time for us to leave.

She must weep or she will die.

Weep, weeping dulls the inward pain.

I laughed that I might not weep.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: weep
he/she/it: weeps
present participle: weeping
past tense: wept
past participle: wept
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