beweep

Meaning

1. (transitive) To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
2. (intransitive) To weep.

Synonyms

deplore

complain

cry

😢

weep

Translations

queixar

bedauern

beklagen

jammern

klagen

lamentieren

wehklagen

lamenter

plaindre

se lamenter

se plaindre

déplorer

queror

klagen

rouwen

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bewepen

Inherited from Old English: bewēpan

Cognate with Old Frisian: biwēpa

Cognate with Old Saxon: biwōpian

In summary

From Middle English bewepen, biwepen, from Old English bewēpan (“to weep over, mourn, bewail”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwōpijan (“to weep over”), equivalent to be- + weep. Cognate with Old Frisian biwēpa (“to beweep”), Old Saxon biwōpian (“to beweep”).