cry
part of speech
verb (cry, cries, cried, crying); noun (a cry, cries)
meaning for a pupil
1) To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. tree →
2) To cry (out) is to shout or call loudly. tree →
3) A cry is a loud sound of pain, fear or calling, or the sound of an animal or bird. tree →
4) A cry for help is a sign that someone needs help. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah a cry is often a call for help to God from people in trouble or suffering. In the Prophets and Writings it is also a prayer to God, as in "Hear my cry," and a loud cry of alarm over ruin, as in Jeremiah's cry from Horonaim. Interpretation: God hears the cry of the oppressed, such as the Israelites in Egypt and the poor. Tradition says that a cry for justice never goes unheard. Tradition reads the psalms' cry as a form of prayer to be spoken from the heart. In the primary lessons: In feelings lessons, crying is a normal way to show sadness or pain and it is okay for anyone to cry; comforting a crying friend is kind. In stories, «cried» can mean «said loudly»: «"Look out!" she cried». In nature, birds have calls and cries. Phrases: «cry for help», «a far cry from» (very different from), «cry wolf» (give false alarms — from the fable), «don't cry over spilt milk».
examples
- And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous. (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- If thou afflict them in any wise — for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry — (Torah EXO.22.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.' (Torah NUM.16.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now why dost thou cry out aloud? (Prophets MIC.4.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (Writings PSA.61.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction! (Prophets JER.48.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The baby cried all night. tree →
- It's okay to cry when you are sad. tree →
- "Help!" he cried. tree →
- We heard the cry of a seagull. tree →
- She cried with happiness at the wedding. tree →
- If you cry wolf, nobody will believe you. tree →
- There's no use crying over spilt milk. tree →
- I heard a cry for help from the river. tree →
- "Where are you going?" cries Yegory. tree →
note
Spelling: cries, cried (y → i), but crying keeps the y. In stories «cried» often just means «shouted». «Cry wolf» comes from the fable of the boy who lied about a wolf until no one believed him.
In the corpora
- And He said: 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.
- Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying: 'Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
- And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto the LORD, and the fire abated.
- And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'Heal her now, O God, I beseech Thee.'
- And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.