cry
/kraɪ/verb
उच्चारण क्राइ
रोना; चिल्लाना
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as idiom
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[I, T]
to produce tears from your eyes because you are unhappy or hurt; to shout something loudly
रोना; चिल्लाना
- The baby cried all night.
- 'Help!' she cried.
- The little girl began to cry when her balloon burst.
+ 2 more examples
- He cried out for the driver to stop as the car came closer.
- He cried with joy when he saw the results.
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[C]
a loud sound without words that expresses a strong feeling; a loud shout; a period of crying; an urgent demand for something
चीख़; रुलाई; पुकार
- a cry for help
- a battle cry
- A cry of pain came from the next room.
+ 2 more examples
- The villagers heard a cry for help from the well.
- The crowd let out a cry of joy as the ball crossed the boundary.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cry (intransitive) + prepositions
Cry takes over or about for the cause, with for need, and with with a feeling.
Cry के साथ कारण के लिए over या about, आवश्यकता के लिए for, और भाव के लिए with आता है।
- The child cried over his broken toy.
- She cried with joy when she saw her result.
cry out (for sth)
Cry out means to call loudly, and cry out for sth means to need it urgently.
'Cry out' का अर्थ ज़ोर से पुकारना है और 'cry out for sth' का अर्थ किसी की तत्काल आवश्यकता होना है।
- The injured man cried out in pain.
- The village is crying out for a school.
cry + direct speech / that-clause
Cry can introduce words shouted loudly, as in he cried, 'Stop!'.
'Cry' ज़ोर से बोले गए शब्दों को लाने के लिए भी आता है।
- 'Help!' cried the old woman.
- He cried that the bridge was breaking.
a cry (noun) + for / of
As a noun, a cry is a loud call, and cry of or cry for names its feeling or aim.
Noun के रूप में 'a cry' ज़ोर की पुकार है और 'cry of / cry for' उसका भाव या उद्देश्य बताते हैं।
- A cry of joy rose from the crowd.
- The note was a cry for help.
+Collocations 4
cry + reason
with joywith painfor helpover spilt milkabout nothing
- Some students cried with joy when the results came.
adverb + cry
bitterlysoftlyloudlyuncontrollablysilently
- The little girl cried bitterly at the station.
adjective + cry
loudfaintsharpangryjoyful
- A faint cry came from the well.
cry + noun
out of fearoneself to sleeptears of joya river
- The baby cried itself to sleep.
“More examples 5
- The baby cried all night because of a fever.
बच्चा बुखार के कारण पूरी रात रोता रहा।
- The crowd cried 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' at the parade.
भीड़ ने परेड में 'भारत माता की जय' का नारा लगाया।
- Her cry for help was heard by a passer-by.
उसकी मदद की पुकार एक राहगीर ने सुनी।
- Radhika cried when she heard the news of the exam.
परीक्षा की खबर सुनकर राधिका रो पड़ी।
- Farmers are crying out for better irrigation.
किसान बेहतर सिंचाई की सख़्त माँग कर रहे हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She cried for her failure in the exam.
✓ She cried over her failure in the exam.
Cry over or about names the cause; cry for means to call out for something.
कारण बताने के लिए 'cry over' या 'cry about' आता है; 'cry for' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को पुकारना है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean making a loud sound from strong feeling, but they differ in tears and volume.
ये verbs तीव्र भावना से तेज़ आवाज़ करने का अर्थ देते हैं, पर आँसू और आवाज़ की तीव्रता में अंतर है।
A more formal or literary word for crying, often quietly.
रोने के लिए अधिक औपचारिक या साहित्यिक शब्द, प्रायः चुपचाप।
- The widow wept by the river.
To cry noisily with short, sharp breaths.
छोटी, तेज़ साँसों के साथ आवाज़ करके रोना।
- The child sobbed in her mother's arms.
¶Idioms 4
a far cry from sth
a very different experience from sth
किसी चीज़ से बिलकुल भिन्न, ज़मीन-आसमान का अंतर
- Her new flat in Mumbai is a far cry from the small house she grew up in.
- The final result was a far cry from what the experts had predicted.
for crying out loud
used to show that you are angry or annoyed
हद हो गई!, भगवान के लिए!
- For crying out loud, will you be quiet!
- For crying out loud, it's only a game!
cry foul
to complain that sth unfair has happened
अन्याय होने की शिकायत करना
- The opposition cried foul over the election results.
- Other companies cried foul when the contract was awarded.
a cry for help
a sign that sb needs help with their problems
मदद की गुहार
- His strange behaviour was really a cry for help.
- Teachers should notice a child's cry for help.
→Phrasal verbs 3
cry off
(BrE, informal) to decide not to do something that you have arranged or promised to do
(तय किए हुए काम से) ऐन वक़्त पर मुकर जाना
- She was meant to come, but she cried off at the last minute.
cry out for sth
to need something very much
(किसी चीज़ की) सख़्त ज़रूरत होना
- The old school building is crying out for repairs.
cry out
to make a loud sound without words because you are hurt or afraid; to shout sth loudly
चीख़ उठना; ज़ोर से पुकारना
- She cried out in pain.
- "Help!" he cried out.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the cry words: weep (formal), sob (cry noisily), wail (a long loud cry), whimper (a low weak cry), shed tears, bawl (cry loudly).
रोने के शब्द याद रखिए: weep (औपचारिक), sob (सिसकना), wail (लंबी तेज़ चीख़, विलाप), whimper (धीमी कमज़ोर रुलाई), shed tears, bawl (ज़ोर से रोना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cry wolf (ask for help when you do not need it), cry over spilt milk (be upset about something that cannot be changed), a far cry from sth (very different from something: 'This flat is a far cry from our old home'), cry your eyes out (cry a lot), in full cry (attacking or criticizing loudly), cry for the moon (want something impossible).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: cry wolf (बिना ज़रूरत मदद माँगना), cry over spilt milk (न बदली जा सकने वाली बात पर दुखी होना), a far cry from sth (किसी चीज़ से बहुत भिन्न: 'This flat is a far cry from our old home'), cry your eyes out (बहुत रोना, फूट-फूटकर रोना), in full cry (ज़ोर-शोर से आक्रमण या आलोचना करते हुए), cry for the moon (असंभव चीज़ चाहना)।