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# cry

«cry» in Mova's school dictionary: **to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (cry, cries, cried, crying); noun (a cry, cries)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#m1)

2) To cry (out) is to shout or call loudly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#m2)

3) A cry is a loud sound of pain, fear or calling, or the sound of an animal or bird. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#m3)

4) A cry for help is a sign that someone needs help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings lessons, crying is a normal way to show sadness or pain and it is okay for anyone to cry; comforting a crying friend is kind. In stories, «cried» can mean «said loudly»: «"Look out!" she cried». In nature, birds have calls and cries. Phrases: «cry for help», «a far cry from» (very different from), «cry wolf» (give false alarms — from the fable), «don't cry over spilt milk».

### examples

- The baby cried all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x1)
- It's okay to cry when you are sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x2)
- "Help!" he cried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x3)
- We heard the cry of a seagull. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x4)
- She cried with happiness at the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x5)
- If you cry wolf, nobody will believe you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x6)
- There's no use crying over spilt milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x7)
- I heard a cry for help from the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x8)
- "Where are you going?" cries Yegory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x9)

### note

Spelling: cries, cried (y → i), but crying keeps the y. In stories «cried» often just means «shouted». «Cry wolf» comes from the fable of the boy who lied about a wolf until no one believed him.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups sometimes cry "happy tears" when they feel strong happy feelings like love or pride.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/14/)
- [Crying at music, from happiness or sadness, is normal.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs/16/)
- [Picture the first night: the puppy cries in the dark kitchen because it misses that warm pile.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/326-a-puppy-at-home-the-first-weeks/2/)
- [It can make a noise like a crying baby, so in Chinese it is called the baby fish.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/378-china-s-mountains-golden-snub-nosed-monkeys-takins-red-crowned-cranes-and-giant-salamanders/18/)
- [She forgot the key on the table; the glass leg is too slippery to climb, so she cries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cry» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.