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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

shed a tear en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈʃɛdəˈtɪə/

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)
  2. (Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang) To take a dram, or glass of spirits.
    • Now, in coming down here, I journeyed part of the way with a jolly old cock, who shed a tear with me every time the coach stopped […] 1848, Thomas Frost, Paul the Poacher, page 118:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shedding a tear Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shed a tear Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shed a tear Tense=Past lexicographic
sheds a tear Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

shed tears

Translations (35)

sa रोदिति (to cry) · hu könnyeket hullat (to cry) · is fella tár (to cry) · ba илау (to cry) · uga 𐎁𐎋𐎊 (to cry) · fi itkeä (to cry) · da knibe en tåre (to cry) · es lagrimear (to cry) · oj mawi (to cry) · grc δακρύω (to cry) · ota آغلامق (to cry) · ru прослези́ться (to cry) · ang grēotan (to cry) · chy -a'xaame (to cry) · ba йәш түгеү (to cry) · chr ᎠᏦᏱᎭ (to cry) · he דָּמַע (to cry) · jam cry eyewater (to cry) · fi vuodattaa kyyneleitä (to cry) · cs cedit slzy (to cry) · uga 𐎄𐎎𐎓 (to cry) · ru пролива́ть слёзы (to cry) · ru лить слёзы (to cry) · de seine Tränen nicht zurückhalten können (to cry) · is tárast (to cry) · da fælde en tåre (to cry) · es derramar una lágrima (to cry) · pl uronić łzę (to cry) · la fleō (to cry) · gl lagrimexar (to cry) · ja 涙を流す (to cry) · es lagrimar (to cry) · cmn 流淚 /流泪 (to cry) · gl chorar (to cry) · kw devera dagrow (to cry)