Meaning of "weep" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WEEP

Old English wēpan; related to Gothic wōpjan, Old High German wuofan, Old Slavonic vabiti to call.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WEEP

weep  [wiːp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEEP

Weep is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb weep in English.

WHAT DOES WEEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Weep

A weep, a weep hole, or a weep-brick is a small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly. Weeps are located at the bottom of the object to allow for drainage; the weep hole must be sized adequately to overcome surface tension. Weeps may also be necessary in a retaining wall, so water can escape from the retained earth, thus lessening the hydrostatic load on the wall and preventing moisture damage from freeze/thaw cycles. In such cases the weeps consist of small-diameter plastic, clay or metal pipes extending through the wall to a layer of porous backfill. Typically, weeps are arranged to direct water which may have entered an assembly from outside back to the outside. Weeps may also be found in metal windows and glazed curtain walls to permit internal condensation to escape.

Definition of weep in the English dictionary

The first definition of weep in the dictionary is to shed as an expression of grief or unhappiness. Other definition of weep is foll by out to utter, shedding tears. Weep is also when intr, foll by for to mourn or lament.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WEEP

PRESENT

Present

I weep

you weep

he/she/it weeps

we weep

you weep

they weep

Present continuous

I am weeping

you are weeping

he/she/it is weeping

we are weeping

you are weeping

they are weeping

Present perfect

I have wept

you have wept

he/she/it has wept

we have wept

you have wept

they have wept

Present perfect continuous

I have been weeping

you have been weeping

he/she/it has been weeping

we have been weeping

you have been weeping

they have been weeping

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 wept

you wept

he/she/it wept

we wept

you wept

they wept

Past continuous

I was weeping

you were weeping

he/she/it was weeping

we were weeping

you were weeping

they were weeping

Past perfect

I had wept

you had wept

he/she/it had wept

we had wept

you had wept

they had wept

Past perfect continuous

I had been weeping

you had been weeping

he/she/it had been weeping

we had been weeping

you had been weeping

they had been weeping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will weep

you will weep

he/she/it will weep

we will weep

you will weep

they will weep

Future continuous

I will be weeping

you will be weeping

he/she/it will be weeping

we will be weeping

you will be weeping

they will be weeping

Future perfect

I will have wept

you will have wept

he/she/it will have wept

we will have wept

you will have wept

they will have wept

Future perfect continuous

I will have been weeping

you will have been weeping

he/she/it will have been weeping

we will have been weeping

you will have been weeping

they will have been weeping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would weep

you would weep

he/she/it would weep

we would weep

you would weep

they would weep

Conditional continuous

I would be weeping

you would be weeping

he/she/it would be weeping

we would be weeping

you would be weeping

they would be weeping

Conditional perfect

I would have weep

you would have weep

he/she/it would have weep

we would have weep

you would have weep

they would have weep

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been weeping

you would have been weeping

he/she/it would have been weeping

we would have been weeping

you would have been weeping

they would have been weeping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you weep
we let´s weep
you weep

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to weep

Past participle

wept

Present Participle

weeping

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.

SYNONYMS OF «WEEP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «weep» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of weep

blub · blubber · boohoo · complain · cry · fester · greet · grieve · keen · lament · moan · mourn · run · snivel · sob · suppurate · ululate · whimper · whinge

TRANSLATION OF WEEP

Find out the translation of weep to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of weep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weep» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 哭泣
• Translator English - Spanish: llorar
• English: weep
• Translator English - Hindi: रो
• Translator English - Arabic: يَبْكِي
• Translator English - Russian: плакать
• Translator English - Portuguese: chorar
• Translator English - Bengali: রোদন
• Translator English - French: pleurer
• Translator English - Malay: Menangis
• Translator English - German: weinen
• Translator English - Japanese: 泣く
• Translator English - Korean: 울다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nangis
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khóc
• Translator English - Tamil: அழுது
• Translator English - Marathi: रडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: ağlamak
• Translator English - Italian: piangere
• Translator English - Polish: zapłakać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плакати
• Translator English - Romanian: a plânge
• Translator English - Greek: κλαίω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: huil
• Translator English - Swedish: gråta
• Translator English - Norwegian: gråte

10 QUOTES WITH «WEEP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weep.

1

Joey Lauren Adams

I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name. Come make me laugh, come make me cry... just make me feel alive.

2

Jean Anouilh

One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.

3

Corazon Aquino

It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep.

4

Anna Letitia Barbauld

We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?

5

Richard Barnfield

He that is thy friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need: if thou sorrow, he will weep; if you wake, he cannot sleep; thus of every grief in heart he with thee doth bear a part.

6

Pierre Beaumarchais

I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.

7

Samuel Beckett

The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.

8

Max Beckmann

I do not weep: I loathe tears, for they are a sign of slavery.

9

Nellie Bly

I shuddered to think how completely the insane were in the power of their keepers, and how one could weep and plead for release, and all of no avail, if the keepers were so minded.

10

Samantha Bond

I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEEP»

Discover the use of weep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals

From Ola, the irritable whale, to Toto, the chimpanzee who nursed his owner back to health, this book collects together for the first time a vast range of case histories which show the extraordinary complexity of the animal world, and the ...

Jeffrey Masson, Susan McCarthy, 2010

Weep No More My Lady

Elizabeth Lange has arrived at Cypress Point Spa in Pebble Beach, California, weary of heart and soul.

Mary Higgins Clark, 2000

Weep Not, Child

One boy is excited, he is beginning school; the other, his brother, is an apprentice carpetner. Together, they will serve their country--the teacher and the craftsman. But this is Kenya and times are against them.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1987

Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through ...

This is not simply a memoir about depression, it is a meditation on courage and a litany for survival.

Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, 1998

Of Nightingales That Weep

The daughter of a samurai never weeps.

Katherine Paterson, 1989

The Earth Shall Weep: A History of Native America

A tour de force of narrative history, The Earth Shall Weep is a powerful, moving telling of the story of Native Americans that has become the new standard for future work in the field.

James Wilson, 2007

When Earthlings Weep

When he awakes, the nightmare's grip still affects him to such a point that he can't tell the difference between the nightmare he was just having and reality. What if, instead of bad dreams, this is real?

Michael Barnett, 2012

Why Only Humans Weep: Unravelling the Mysteries of Tears

Written throughout in an academically accessible style, this book is groundbreaking in contributing to a modern scientific understanding of crying.

Ad Vingerhoets, 2013

The Angels Weep

'They came at a run, side by side, seeming to wade through the thick swamp of mortar smoke and dust, and they appeared monstrous and inhuman in the stark light of the star shells.

Wilbur Smith, 2008

Read It and Weep!

Will she be able to figure out a way to destroy the card for good? Or will the card destroy her life first? This mystical tale of misfortune is rated a Level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter.

P.J. Night, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weep is used in the context of the following news items.

'Weep Not, Child': A cross generational conversation

Even before I was old enough to read adult literature, I had always liked the lyricism in the titles of two of my father's books; Weep Not, Child and A Grain of ... «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»

Prince Charles letters: decaying state of High Peak mill “makes me …

“The terrible loss of value represented by decaying buildings such as Denbigh Hospital in Wales and Torr Vale Mill in Derbyshire, for instance, makes me weep! «Buxton Advertiser, Jun 15»

Epic Volkswagen Beetle Runs Quarter-Mile That Would Make A …

Epic Volkswagen Beetle Runs Quarter-Mile That Would Make A Corvette Weep. by Michael Hines 13,951 reads. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. It's that ... «CarBuzz, May 15»

Ngugi recalls his literary walk as Weep Not, Child turns 50

Although Weep Not, Child was my first novel to be published, it was actually the second after The River Between which I had conceived under the title The Black ... «The Standard Digital News, May 15»

Latino Immigrant Rights Group: 'We Weep For Michael Brown'

We weep for Michael Brown and recommit to organizing for permanent change in the structures of oppression,” said Gustavo Torres, Executive Director of CASA. «NBCNews.com, Nov 14»

'Now is the time for humanity to weep', says Pope Francis at WWI …

Pope Francis has called on the world to shed apathy and stand up against what he characterised as a “third world war”. The pope was speaking at the foot of a ... «The Times, Sep 14»

This Man's Conversation Will Make You Weep

Do you honestly believe that you must keep up with the crazy pace that is going on around you? Have you ever stopped to think what you end up sacrificing in ... «NDTV, Jul 14»

Review: Men Should Weep by Griffin Theatre at Raven

Ena Lemont Stewart's "Men Should Weep," the warm-hearted but unstinting story of a Scottish family enduing grinding Glaswegian poverty during the Great ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 14»

'Men Should Weep' at Griffin Theatre explores dynamic between …

Amanda Powell and Curtis Jackson star in Griffin Theatre Company’s Chicago premiere of "Men Should Weep" by Ena Lamont Stewart, directed by Robin ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 14»

Internet Baby Ad Will Make You 'Weep For Humanity'

The ad currently has more than 24 million viewers and is said to make you “weep for humanity.” The baby ad was released by an Indian company in February ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 14»