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Cry Crying Verb Participle Past Person Cried  /Kraɪ  

Level A2 
Kind verb
Front cry 
IPA  /kraɪ   / verb (present participle crying; 3rd person singular cries; past tense, past participle cried)
Back ağlamak
Back 2

cry (verb)

 /kraɪ   / verb (present participle crying; 3rd person singular cries; past tense, past participle cried)
 
 1 [intransitive]
to make a noise and produce tears in your eyes, for example because you are unhappy or have hurt yourself
ağlamak
 The baby never stops crying.
 The child was crying for her mother.
 She cried herself to sleep every night after her father died.
 They were crying with cold and hunger.
 2 [intransitive, transitive]
 cry (out)
to shout or make a loud noise
bağırmak, haykırmak
 to cry out in pain
 We could hear someone crying for help.
 ‘Look,’ he cried, ‘There they are.’
IDIOMS
cry your eyes out
to cry a lot for a long time
ağlamaktan gözleri şişmek
a shoulder to cry on
used to describe a person who listens to your problems and understands how you feel
yaslanıp ağlayacak bir omuz
PHRASAL VERB
cry out for sth
to need sth very much
 (bir şey için) kıvranmak
 Birmingham is crying out (acilen ihtiyacı var) for a new transport system.
 

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