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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

cry

/kɹaɪ̯/

An illustration for cry

verb1 of 2

to produce tears and sounds because of pain

  • “You have no idea how much I cried for you.”Tatoeba
  • “She cried with joy because of how lucky she was.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

A shout or scream.

Synonyms

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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