The meaning of WEEP is to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears : bewail. How to use weep in a sentence.
Definition of weep verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WEEP definition: 1. to cry tears: 2. (of an injury) to produce liquid such as pus: 3. the act of crying tears: . Learn more.
weep (third-person singular simple present weeps, present participle weeping, simple past and past participle wept or (poetic, otherwise nonstandard) weeped) To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
- 'weep' Weep means the same as cry. Weep is an old-fashioned word which is now used only in stories. The past tense and past participle of weep is wept, not 'weeped'. The girl was weeping as she kissed him goodbye. James wept when he heard the news.
to weep for (someone or something); mourn with tears or other expression of sorrow He wept his dead brother
A weep, a weep hole, or a weep-brick is a small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly. Weeps are located at the bottom of the object to allow for drainage; the weep hole must be sized adequately to overcome surface tension.
to pass, bring, put, etc., to or into a specified condition with the shedding of tears (usually fol. by away, out, etc.): to weep one's eyes out; to weep oneself to sleep.