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 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
- 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
- Grown-ups sometimes cry "happy tears" when they feel strong happy feelings like love or pride.
- Crying at music, from happiness or sadness, is normal.
- Picture the first night: the puppy cries in the dark kitchen because it misses that warm pile.
- It can make a noise like a crying baby, so in Chinese it is called the baby fish.
- She forgot the key on the table; the glass leg is too slippery to climb, so she cries.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.