Question 1 · Quick check
cry
CEFRA1
/kɹaɪ/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To produce tears because of sadness, pain, or strong feelings.
- 02
verb
To shout or call loudly.
Examples
Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.
The loud noise made the scared baby cry out in fear.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo shout, scream, yell.
To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
More examples
In contextThat sad movie always makes me cry.
Smile now, cry later!
Tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep.
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Origin
verb
The verb is from Middle English crien (13th century), from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre, generally thought to derive from Classical Latin quirītāre (Proto-West Germanic *krītan has also been suggested as a source). The noun corresponds to Middle English cry, crie, from Old French cri, a deverbal of crier. etymology note Middle English crien eventually displaced native Middle English galen (“to cry out”) (from Old English galan), Middle English greden (“to cry out”) (from Old English grǣdan), Middle English yermen (“to bellow, mourn, lament”) (from Old English ġierman), Middle English hooen, hoen (“to cry out”) (from Old Norse hóa), Middle English remen (“to cry, shout”) (fro...