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weep en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• [ˈwɪi̯p]
• /ˈwiːp/

Etymology

From Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan (“to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over, deplore”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną (“to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂b- (“to call, cry, complain”). Cognate with Scots weep (“to weep”), Saterland Frisian wapia (“to cry, complain”), Icelandic æpa (“to yell, shout”), Proto-Slavic *vъpiti (“to weep”).

Meanings

1. A session of crying.
   • Sometimes you just have to have a good weep.
2. A sob.
   • He's coming, too, and we both want to mingle our weeps over the wine-cup[.] 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York: Doubleday & McClure, published 1899, page v. 62:
3. A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat during storage, consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".

Forms

Coordinates

drip loss

Synonyms

purge

weep en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• [ˈwɪi̯p]
• /ˈwiːp/

Etymology

From Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan (“to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over, deplore”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną (“to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂b- (“to call, cry, complain”). Cognate with Scots weep (“to weep”), Saterland Frisian wapia (“to cry, complain”), Icelandic æpa (“to yell, shout”), Proto-Slavic *vъpiti (“to weep”).

Meanings

1. To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
   • They wept together in silence. 1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, part I:
2. To lament; to complain.
   • They weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 11:13:
3. (of a wound or sore) To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation. ▸ To produce secretions.
4. To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation. ▸ To flow in drops; to run in drops.
   • The blood weeps from my heart. c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
   • a weeping spring, which discharges water slowly
5. To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.
   • The willows weep and the moonbeams sleep / On the mariner's silent grave. 1893, Edward William Cole, The best song book in the world, page 314:
6. (obsolete, transitive) To weep over; to bewail.
   • Fair Venus wept the sad disaster Of having lost her favorite dove. 1717, Matthew Prior, The Dove:
   • […] Which weep a loss for ever new, ⁠A void where heart on heart reposed; ⁠And, where warm hands have prest and closed, Silence, till I be silent too. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 20:

Forms

Antonyms

laugh

Deriveds

beweep · weepy · enough to make the angels weep · weep in one's beer · read 'em and weep · weep Irish · weep buckets · weephole · weeping willow · weep into one's beer · forweep · weep hole

Hypernyms

be sad

Hyponyms

cry someone a river · sob · whimper · blubber · bawl

Relateds

crybaby · complain

Synonyms

wail · shed tears · cry one's eyes out · squirt some · shed a tear · burst into tears · beweep · greet · cry · weep

Translations (196)

da græde (to cry, shed tears) · it piangere (to cry, shed tears) · gd caoin (to cry, shed tears) · es lacrimar (to cry, shed tears) · mi rurutu (to cry, shed tears) · hsn 哭 (to cry, shed tears) · ngh tsʼaxamǃqhaake dyaqn (to cry, shed tears) · lmo piangg (to cry, shed tears) · cdo 啼 (to cry, shed tears) · la lacrimō (to cry, shed tears) · ngh tsʼaxamǃqhaake jaqn (to cry, shed tears) · mk плаче (to cry, shed tears) · gld сонго- (to cry, shed tears) · pt lacrimejar (to cry, shed tears) · sh plȁkati (to cry, shed tears) · ga caoin (to cry, shed tears) · tl umiyak (to cry, shed tears) · duu ngeu (to cry, shed tears) · ms menangis (to cry, shed tears) · id menangis (to cry, shed tears) · nah chocaya (to cry, shed tears) · et nuuksuma (to cry, shed tears) · fur lagrimâ (to cry, shed tears) · ckb گریان (to cry, shed tears) · bn ক্রন্দন করা (to cry, shed tears) · bg пла́ча (to cry, shed tears) · eve хоӈ- (to cry, shed tears) · cmn 泣 (to cry, shed tears) · ru пла́кать (to cry, shed tears) · cmn 抽泣 (to cry, shed tears) · es lagrimar (to cry, shed tears) · it lacrimare (to cry, shed tears) · ngh kxʼaa (to cry, shed tears) · nb gråte (to cry, shed tears) · uz yigʻlamoq (to cry, shed tears) · lv raudāt (to cry, shed tears) · cs brečet (to cry, shed tears) · uk пла́кати (to cry, shed tears) · pac nhiêm (to cry, shed tears) · mnp 啼 (to cry, shed tears) · sh јецати (to cry, shed tears) · cmn 流淚 /流泪 (to cry, shed tears) · mi wairutu (to cry, shed tears) · ar بَكَى (to cry, shed tears) · ce делха (to cry, shed tears) · bn কাঁদা (to cry, shed tears) · id tangis (to cry, shed tears) · cu плакати (to cry, shed tears) · ro plânge (to cry, shed tears) · ky ыйлоо (to cry, shed tears) · my ငို (to cry, shed tears) · yue 哭 (to cry, shed tears) · tt еларга (to cry, shed tears) · nl wenen (to cry, shed tears) · mi wairurutu (to cry, shed tears) · uga 𐎁𐎋𐎊 (to cry, shed tears) · el κλαίω (to cry, shed tears) · fur vaî (to cry, shed tears) · st lla (to cry, shed tears) · cop ⲣⲓⲙⲉ (to cry, shed tears) · si අඬනවා (to cry, shed tears) · ca plorar (to cry, shed tears) · it versare lacrime (to cry, shed tears) · eo larmi (to cry, shed tears) · izh itkiä (to cry, shed tears) · ka ტირილი (to cry, shed tears) · tl lumuha (to cry, shed tears) · eu negar egin (to cry, shed tears) · roa-gal breur' (to cry, shed tears) · ban ngeling (to cry, shed tears) · fr pleurer (to cry, shed tears) · gd guil (to cry, shed tears) · sk plakať (to cry, shed tears) · lt verkti (to cry, shed tears) · hak 叫 (to cry, shed tears) · tl humagulgol (to cry, shed tears) · mi taurere (to cry, shed tears) · sl jokati (to cry, shed tears) · rup lãcãrmedz (to cry, shed tears) · ar يَبْكِي (to cry, shed tears) · grc δακρύω (to cry, shed tears) · ja 泣く (to cry, shed tears) · hu könnyezik (to cry, shed tears) · cmn 流眼淚 /流眼泪 (to cry, shed tears) · kk жылау (to cry, shed tears) · ml കരയുക (to cry, shed tears) · ota آغلامق (to cry, shed tears) · ms tangis (to cry, shed tears) · vi khóc (to cry, shed tears) · ia lacrimar (to cry, shed tears) · ru лить слёзы (to cry, shed tears) · de weinen (to cry, shed tears) · az ağlamaq (to cry, shed tears) · lo ຍົມ (to cry, shed tears) · gl bagoar (to cry, shed tears) · et nutma (to cry, shed tears) · lo ກຳສວນ (to cry, shed tears) · uk схли́пувати (to cry, shed tears) · got 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (to cry, shed tears) · egy r-m-D9 (to cry, shed tears) · ja すすり泣く (to cry, shed tears) · sv gråta (to cry, shed tears) · ta அழு (to cry, shed tears) · mt beka (to cry, shed tears) · pl płakać (to cry, shed tears) · ba илау (to cry, shed tears) · nl schreien (to cry, shed tears) · fi itkeä (to cry, shed tears) · be пла́каць (to cry, shed tears) · mpi swe (to cry, shed tears) · sq qaj (to cry, shed tears) · chy -a'xaame (to cry, shed tears) · chr ᎠᏦᏱᎭ (to cry, shed tears) · izh ulissa (to cry, shed tears) · sv grina (to cry, shed tears) · evn соңо- (to cry, shed tears) · sa रोदिति (to cry, shed tears) · nan-hbl 哭 (to cry, shed tears) · wuu 哭 (to cry, shed tears) · fa گریستن (to cry, shed tears) · syc ܒܟܐ (to cry, shed tears) · nl huilen (to cry, shed tears) · ja しくしく泣く (to cry, shed tears) · xal уульх (to cry, shed tears) · fi kyynelehtiä (to cry, shed tears) · kmr girîn (to cry, shed tears) · mi rutu (to cry, shed tears) · mn уйлах (to cry, shed tears) · rup plãngu (to cry, shed tears) · inh велха (to cry, shed tears) · th ร่ำไห้ (to cry, shed tears) · kbd гъын (to cry, shed tears) · grc κλαίω (to cry, shed tears) · ang grēotan (to cry, shed tears) · vro ikma (to cry, shed tears) · ur رونا (to cry, shed tears) · cjm ꨨꨳꨩ (to cry, shed tears) · pl szlochać (to cry, shed tears) · tl humagulhol (to cry, shed tears) · fa گریه کردن (to cry, shed tears) · sh пла̏кати (to cry, shed tears) · ko 울다 (to cry, shed tears) · gl lagrimexar (to cry, shed tears) · hy լաց լինել (to cry, shed tears) · hy լալ (to cry, shed tears) · oj mawi (to cry, shed tears) · cjy 哭 (to cry, shed tears) · lb kräischen (to cry, shed tears) · km យំ (to cry, shed tears) · lt raudoti (to cry, shed tears) · ro lăcrima (to cry, shed tears) · ia plorar (to cry, shed tears) · lmo piang (to cry, shed tears) · enm wepen (to cry, shed tears) · nap chiagne (to cry, shed tears) · cdo 啼嘛 (to cry, shed tears) · gan 哭 (to cry, shed tears) · wyi eb-ngoling (to cry, shed tears) · te ఏడ్చు (to cry, shed tears) · tr ağlamak (to cry, shed tears) · fj tagica (to cry, shed tears) · ga goil (to cry, shed tears) · rup lãcrimedz (to cry, shed tears) · tg герйе кардан (to cry, shed tears) · bn কান্দা (to cry, shed tears) · uga 𐎄𐎎𐎓 (to cry, shed tears) · gl chorar (to cry, shed tears) · yue 喊 (to cry, shed tears) · om boo'uu (to cry, shed tears) · ady гъын (to cry, shed tears) · la fleō (to cry, shed tears) · yi וויינען (to cry, shed tears) · tk aglamak (to cry, shed tears) · cmn 哭 (to cry, shed tears) · orv плакати (to cry, shed tears) · gan 叫 (to cry, shed tears) · ast llorar (to cry, shed tears) · uk реві́ти (to cry, shed tears) · hi रोना (to cry, shed tears) · dng кў (to cry, shed tears) · sh jecati (to cry, shed tears) · tg геристан (to cry, shed tears) · pri kââ (to cry, shed tears) · he בָּכָה (to cry, shed tears) · ru рыда́ть (to cry, shed tears) · th ร้องไห้ (to cry, shed tears) · hu sír (to cry, shed tears) · is gráta (to cry, shed tears) · es llorar (to cry, shed tears) · cs plakat (to cry, shed tears) · af huil (to cry, shed tears) · mi tangitangi (to cry, shed tears) · pt chorar (to cry, shed tears) · nan-hbl 吼 (to cry, shed tears) · kea txora (to cry, shed tears) · uk рида́ти (to cry, shed tears)

weep en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• [ˈwɪi̯p]
• /ˈwiːp/

Etymology

Imitative of its cry.

Meanings

1. A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

Forms