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cry out for en · VERB

Etymology

cry + out + for

Meanings

  1. To be in urgent need (of)
    • The pull-out or pull-down tables and litter bins in every compartment and seating bay are amenities which women, particularly those with young children, have been crying out for almost as long as railways have been in operation. 1964 July, Mary Allen, “A Woman's View of the New Coaches”, in Modern Railways, page 9:
    • This state of affairs is crying out for an independent investigation.

Forms

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crying out for Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cried out for Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cried out for Tense=Past lexicographic
cries out for Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic