[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cry/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / cry # cry verb (cry, cries, cried, crying); noun (a cry, cries) «cry» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#m1) 2. To cry (out) is to shout or call loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#m2) 3. A cry is a loud sound of pain, fear or calling, or the sound of an animal or bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#m3) 4. A cry for help is a sign that someone needs help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#m4) ### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x1) - It's okay to cry when you are sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x2) - "Help!" he cried. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x3) - We heard the cry of a seagull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x4) - She cried with happiness at the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x5) - If you cry wolf, nobody will believe you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x6) - There's no use crying over spilt milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x7) - I heard a cry for help from the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x8) - "Where are you going?" cries Yegory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/#x9) ### 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 Jewish tradition In the Torah a cry is often a call for help to God from people in trouble or suffering. In the Prophets and Writings it is also a prayer to God, as in "Hear my cry," and a loud cry of alarm over ruin, as in Jeremiah's cry from Horonaim. **Interpretation.** God hears the cry of the oppressed, such as the Israelites in Egypt and the poor. Tradition says that a cry for justice never goes unheard. Tradition reads the psalms' cry as a form of prayer to be spoken from the heart. ### Examples - And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous. (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x1) - If thou afflict them in any wise — for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry — (Torah EXO.22.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x2) - And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.' (Torah NUM.16.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x3) - Now why dost thou cry out aloud? (Prophets MIC.4.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x4) - Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (Writings PSA.61.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x5) - Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction! (Prophets JER.48.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x6) ### 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. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «cry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«cry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cry.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «cry» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«cry» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cry.html) on Mova free.