| 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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