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weep

/wiːp/verb

उच्चारण वीप

रोना, आँसू बहाना

Basic word

verbwept, wept
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    [I, T]

    to cry, usually because you are sad

    रोना, आँसू बहाना

    • She wept with joy.
    • The child wept bitterly when his toy broke.
    • She wept at the news of her friend's departure.
    + 1 more example
    • Some people weep openly at a sad film.

    Synonyms cry sob shed tears wail

    Opposite laugh rejoice

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

cry sob shed tears wail

Antonyms

laugh rejoice

§Grammar and usage

Verb forms, asked often: weep, wept, wept.

Verb forms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: weep, wept, wept।

Usage: weep is more formal or literary than cry.

प्रयोग में weep, cry से अधिक औपचारिक या साहित्यिक है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

'Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone.'

कहावत 'Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone' (हँसोगे तो दुनिया साथ हँसेगी; रोओगे तो अकेले रोओगे)।