weep

weep
wi:p
past tense, past participle - wept; verb
(to shed tears: She wept when she heard the terrible news; They wept tears of happiness.) gråte, grine
gråte
I
subst. \/wiːp\/
gråteanfall
• he had a good weep
han gråt ut skikkelig
II
verb (wept - wept) \/wiːp\/
1) gråte
• that's nothing to weep about
det er ingenting å gråte over
• I weep for my sins
jeg gråter over mine synder
• he wept himself to sleep that night
han gråt seg i søvn den natten
• she wept her eyes out
hun gråt sine modige tårer
• I wept my heart out
jeg gråt så jeg trodde hjertet skulle briste
• she wept to see him in such a state
hun gråt over å se ham i en slik forfatning
2) gråte over, sørge over
• he wept his sad fate
han gråt over sin triste skjebne
3) dryppe, svette, lekke
4) avsondre væske, avgi fuktighet
5) (om sår) væske
weep bitter tears felle bitre tårer
weep for joy gråte av glede
• she weeps for joy
hun gråter av glede
weep for somebody sørge over noen gråte for noens skyld, gråte av medlidenhet med noen
weep out (om sorger) gråte bort, gråte ut (om tale) gråte frem, hikste (frem)
weep over (også) gråte over, sørge over
weep with rage gråte av sinne
• they wept with rage
de gråt av sinne

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