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PRONUNCIATION OF CRY DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRY DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cry down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cry down in English.

WHAT DOES CRY DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cry down in the English dictionary

The definition of cry down in the dictionary is to belittle; disparage. Other definition of cry down is to silence by making a greater noise.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRY DOWN

PRESENT

Present
I cry down
you cry down
he/she/it cries down
we cry down
you cry down
they cry down
Present continuous
I am crying down
you are crying down
he/she/it is crying down
we are crying down
you are crying down
they are crying down
Present perfect
I have cried down
you have cried down
he/she/it has cried down
we have cried down
you have cried down
they have cried down
Present perfect continuous
I have been crying down
you have been crying down
he/she/it has been crying down
we have been crying down
you have been crying down
they have been crying down
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cried down
you cried down
he/she/it cried down
we cried down
you cried down
they cried down
Past continuous
I was crying down
you were crying down
he/she/it was crying down
we were crying down
you were crying down
they were crying down
Past perfect
I had cried down
you had cried down
he/she/it had cried down
we had cried down
you had cried down
they had cried down
Past perfect continuous
I had been crying down
you had been crying down
he/she/it had been crying down
we had been crying down
you had been crying down
they had been crying down
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cry down
you will cry down
he/she/it will cry down
we will cry down
you will cry down
they will cry down
Future continuous
I will be crying down
you will be crying down
he/she/it will be crying down
we will be crying down
you will be crying down
they will be crying down
Future perfect
I will have cried down
you will have cried down
he/she/it will have cried down
we will have cried down
you will have cried down
they will have cried down
Future perfect continuous
I will have been crying down
you will have been crying down
he/she/it will have been crying down
we will have been crying down
you will have been crying down
they will have been crying down
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cry down
you would cry down
he/she/it would cry down
we would cry down
you would cry down
they would cry down
Conditional continuous
I would be crying down
you would be crying down
he/she/it would be crying down
we would be crying down
you would be crying down
they would be crying down
Conditional perfect
I would have cry down
you would have cry down
he/she/it would have cry down
we would have cry down
you would have cry down
they would have cry down
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been crying down
you would have been crying down
he/she/it would have been crying down
we would have been crying down
you would have been crying down
they would have been crying down
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cry down
we let´s cry down
you cry down
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cry down
Past participle
cried down
Present Participle
crying down
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRY DOWN

cry
cry blue murder
cry for the moon
cry havoc
cry off
cry one´s eyes out
cry out
cry over spilt milk
cry quits
cry up
cry wolf
crybabies
crybaby
crying
cryingly
crymotherapy
cryobank
cryobiological
cryobiologist
cryobiology

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRY DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of cry down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cry down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRY DOWN

Find out the translation of cry down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cry down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cry down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哭倒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llorar abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

cry down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे रोना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبكي أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плакать вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chorar para baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কান্নাকাটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décrier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menangis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

herabsetzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

けなす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아래 울고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nangis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khóc xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழாதே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cry giù
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płakać dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плакати вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plângă jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλαίνε κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huil af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cry ned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gråte ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cry down

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRY DOWN»

The term «cry down» is normally little used and occupies the 148.851 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRY DOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cry down» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cry down» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cry down

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRY DOWN»

Discover the use of cry down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cry down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The First to Cry Down Injustice?: Western Jews and Japanese ...
The First to Cry Down Injustice explores the range of responses from Jews in the Pacific West to the removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
Eisenberg, 1955
2
Nuevo Método del Doctor Enrique Ollendorff para aprender a ...
Do you cry down my goods? — I do not cry them down.— Why did you cry down my merit?— Because you cried down my sister's. — Shall you cry down my works ? — I shall not cry them down. — Woold you cry down the goods of that ...
H. G. Ollendorff, 1851
3
The Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and ...
To cry down, to decry ; to depreciate by words or in writing; to dispraise; to condemn. Men of dissolute lives cry rfotm religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it. Tillotton. 2. To overbear. Cry down this fellow's insolence . Shaft.
John Ogilvie, 1859
4
Boyer's Royal Dictionary Abridged: In Two Parts, 1. French ...
To thee all angels cry aloud, a toi let anges élèvent leurs voix. To cry up, exalter, louer, vanter, élever par act paroles, prôner. To cry one up for a faint, faire paßtr quelqu'un pour Un Jalnt. To cry down, décrier. To cry down one's wile, faire trom-  ...
Abel Boyer, 1793
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An English and Welsh Dictionary
To cry down, [dispraise, decry, &c.] Оодапн, cablu, beio (ar,) rhoi anair (dryg-air, ang- hlod, iVc. j i, hortio, enllibio, anfrïo, di-fr'io, difenwi, dywedyd gair twnn am. To cry [call] to, out to, or unto, Gwaeddi (llefain, galw,&c.) ar. To I lie,- all Angels try ...
John Walters, 1828
6
The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
Cry To utter or pronounce loudly; call out. cry down T (1,5) The critics of the President cry down his efforts to reform the tax laws. [They speak strongly against his program.] cry out T (2,9) The accused man cried out that he was not guilty. [ Spoke ...
George A. Meyer, 1975
7
The whole works of ... Edward Reynolds, now first collected ...
Cry up a boundless and universal liberty for every man to teach, to publish, to insinuate into others whatsoever doctrines he please, be the tendency of them never so destructive to truth, peace, and godliness." 2. Cry down the coercive power ...
Edward Reynolds (bp. of Norwich.), John Rogers Pitman, 1826
8
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 2: 1856
... not make much noise. So you can pour out your heart prayer uttered in a garret that nobody has heard—but stop! Gabriel heard it; God himself heard it. There is many a cry down in a cellar, or up in a garret, or some lonely place where the 4.
C. H. Spurgeon
9
The Four Pillars of Geometry
This book will be useful for an undergraduate geometry course, a capstone course, or a course aimed at future high school teachers. John Stillwell is Professor of Mathematics at the University of San Francisco.
John Stillwell, 2005
10
Clinical Voice Disorders
excessively long duration, with an abnormally long latency between the first and second cry. Down Syndrome Down syndrome is one of the most frequently occurring chromosomal disorders (Moura, Cunha, Vilarinho, et al. 2006). The cry of ...
Arnold E. Aronson, Diane Bless, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRY DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cry down is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Salute to fathers
Furthermore, the problem that the society in general has is that we tend to pile on and cry down this situation. Too often, we do not try to ... «Barbados Advocate, Jun 15»
2
Five-0 Redux: No dry eyes after season five
I'm sure for some fans there are many episodes that fall into this category, but I whittled my list of “Five-0” moments that made me cry down to ... «Honolulu Pulse, May 15»
3
Cannon Shots: How World War II changed Cannon Beach forever
Saturday's presentation will be given at 7 p.m. by Ellen Eisenberg, who will be presenting her latest book, “The First to Cry Down Injustice? «Daily Astorian, May 15»
4
15 Movies From The Last 5 Years That Every Woman Should Watch
... with Merida and her mother, family values and understanding each other. It will make you want to cry down the phone to your mother. «soFeminine.co.uk, May 15»
5
Oregon Coast World War 2 Exhibit Opens Soon in Cannon Beach
Saturday's presentation will be given at 7:00 p.m. by professor Ellen Eisenberg who will be presenting her latest book, The First to Cry Down ... «Oregon Coast Beach Connection, Apr 15»
6
Brooklyn Brewery's Williamsburg Warehouse On Sale For $50 Million
You can cry down there. Your boss won't mind. Brooklyn Brewery and Brooklyn Bowl reps did not immediately respond to requests for comment ... «Gothamist, Apr 15»
7
Hooters waitress receives $250K discrimination settlement
I'm very happy that my sons would not patronize such a place, nor would I, and it's my opinion and I do not cry down anyone else for their ... «The Grio, Apr 15»
8
Could Mavs be easy out in NBA postseason?
It was the kind of game that can help turn a team's fortunes around, a victory that can act as a rallying cry down the stretch. But for me, it was ... «Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Mar 15»
9
Let's stop being so judgemental
Why cry down the police and all the other organisations involved in the search for Mrs Harris? Both you Mr Marshall and I know that we blacks ... «Nation News, Mar 15»
10
5 video game sequels that fail their franchise
Sure, it had the basics of Far Cry down, and the map maker was complex but engrossing; it was just that it sadly traded in the lush jungle and ... «PlayStation Universe, Feb 15»

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