weep
Betekenis (Engels)
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- To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
- To lament; to complain.
- To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation.
- To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation.
- To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.
- (obsolete) To weep over; to bewail.
Concepten
Synoniemen
weep aloud
cause to weep
cry aloud
moan and groan
nasal mucus
trickling water
cry with sorrow
blubber out
water penetration
water percolation
to cry
drip channel
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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/wiːp/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan (“to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over, deplore”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną (“to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂b- (“to call, cry, complain”). Cognate with Scots wepe, weip (“to weep”), Saterland Frisian wapia (“to cry, complain”), Icelandic æpa (“to yell, shout”).
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