Level | A2 |
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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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