weep

/wiːp/
verb 5noun 4

Collocations

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(verb.)

ADV

copiously | loudly | quietly, silently

openly, unashamedly

She wept unashamedly during the farewell speech at her grandmother's funeral.

bitterly

inconsolably, uncontrollably

The child wept inconsolably when her beloved dog went missing last week.

almost | a little

VERB + WEEP

begin to, start to | want to | make sb

PREP

at

She wept at the news of her grandmother's passing.

for

She wept for hours after hearing the sad news about her grandmother.

over

She wept over the loss of her childhood home when she had to sell it.

with

The old man wept with joy when he saw his grandchildren after many years.

PHRASES

break down and weep

When she heard the news about her grandmother, she broke down and wept in her mother's arms.

weep and wail

When the child lost her beloved pet, she wept and wailed for hours in her bedroom.

weep buckets

She wept buckets when she found out her childhood dog had passed away.

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