cry

/kraɪ/

verb A1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
cries
past
cried
past participle
cried
gerund
crying

Meaning

  1. llorar

    • The baby cries at night.

      El bebé llora por la noche.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

weep

Near-total synonyms; weep is more literary and intense than the everyday cry.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa cry?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The baby ___ at night.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a cry?

verb

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