CRY FOR THE MOON

Meaning of CRY FOR THE MOON in English

want what one cannot have, desire the impossible

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

CRY FOR THE MOON — ask for what is unattainable or impossible. → cry
Concise Oxford English vocab
CRY FOR THE MOON — {v. phr.} To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. * /John asked his mother …
Словарь английских идиом
CRY FOR THE MOON — v. phr. To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. John asked his mother for …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CRY FOR THE MOON — желать невозможного, требовать невозможного
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CRY FOR THE MOON — желать невозможного, требовать невозможного
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CRY FOR THE MOON — хотеть луну с неба; желать невозможного
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
CRY FOR THE MOON — хотеть луну с неба; желать невозможного
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOON — Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi …
Английский словарь Британика
MOON — I. ˈmün noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mone, moone, from Old English mōna; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRY — I. ˈkrī verb ( cried ; cried ; crying ; cries ) Etymology: Middle English crien, from Old French crier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOON — — mooner , n. — moonless , adj. /moohn/ , n. 1. the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRY — /kruy/ , v. , cried, crying , n. , pl. cries . v.i. 1. to utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOON — I. ˈmün noun Etymology: Middle English mone, from Old English mōna; akin to Old High German māno moon, Latin mensis …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRY — I. ˈkrī verb ( cried ; cry·ing ) Etymology: Middle English crien, from Anglo-French crier, from Latin quiritare to make …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOON — vt to expose to the rays of the moon. 2. moon ·noun a crescentlike outwork. ·see half-moon. 3. moon ·vi …
Webster English vocab
CRY — vi a pack of hounds. 2. cry ·vi common report; fame. 3. cry ·vi importunate supplication. 4. cry ·vi outcry; …
Webster English vocab
MOON — [moon] n [ME mone, fr. OE mona; akin to OHG mano moon, L mensis month, Gk men month, mene moon] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRY — [cry] vb cried ; cry.ing [ME crien, fr. OF crier, fr. L quiritare to make a public outcry, perh. fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOON — sole natural satellite of the Earth. It revolves around the planet from west to east at a mean distance of …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOON — / muːn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (usually the moon ) (also the Moon ) [ sing. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRY — / kraɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cries , cry·ing , cried , cried ) 1. cry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOON — I. moon 1 W3 /muːn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mona ] 1 . the moon/the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRY — I. cry 1 S2 W2 /kraɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle cried , present participle crying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOON — n. & v. --n. 1 a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRY — v. & n. --v. (cries, cried) 1 intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOON — n. & v. n. 1 a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRY — v. & n. v. (cries, cried) 1 intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOON — n. & v. --n. 1. a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
Oxford English vocab
CRY — v. & n. --v. (cries, cried) 1. intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Oxford English vocab
MOON — ( moons) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The moon is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRY — ( cries, crying, cried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crescent moon ▪ a crescent moon full moon half moon moon boot Moon landings …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cry/howl/bellow etc of rage ▪ She remembered his cries of rage as he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOON — (PLANET) [noun] [U] - the object, similar to a planet, which moves in the sky around the Earth once every …
Cambridge English vocab
MOON — n. Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOON — Synonyms and related words : April showers, Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Cynthia, Diana, Hecate, Hekate, Luna, Phoebe, Proteus, Selene, abundant year, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOON — See: ASK FOR THE MOON or CRY FOR THE MOON, DARK OF THE MOON, FULL OF THE MOON, ONCE IN …
Slang English vocab
CRY — n. battle cry cry down cry off cry out cry up rallying cry war cry
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CRY — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: BATTLE CRY , motto, rallying cry, war cry Related Words: slogan 2 Synonyms: REPORT 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CRY — I. verb 1. Synonyms: call 1, hallo, holler, hollo, shout, vociferate, yell Related Word: bleat 2. to show distress, grief, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRY — I. noun 1 shout/loud noise ADJECTIVE ▪ great , loud ▪ faint , little , low , small , soft …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CRY — See ↑ CRY 1, ↑ SHOUT 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a shoulder to cry on • ↑ don't cry • …
Longman Activator English vocab
CRY — INDEX: 1. to cry 2. to start to cry 3. almost crying 4. to make someone cry 5. to stop …
Longman Activator English vocab
CRY
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRY
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MOON — See: ASK FOR THE MOON or CRY FOR THE MOON, DARK OF THE MOON, FULL OF THE MOON, ONCE IN …
Словарь английских идиом
CRY — verb 1 BAD : The children got very excited and began to cry. GOOD : The children got very excited …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MOON
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) крик, вопль Hearing the loud cry of "a man overboard" ≈ Слыша громкий крик "человек за …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOON — moon.ogg 1. mu:n n 1. луна the Moon - астр. Луна new moon - молодой месяц; новолуние full moon - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRY — cry.ogg 1. kraı n 1. крик to give a cry - закричать 2. вопль, мольба to be deaf to smb.'s …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOON — 1) луна 2) месяц 3) астрон. спутник естественный • artificial moon satellite — космонавт. спутник Луны искусственный eclipse of the Moon — лунное затмение far side …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MOON — 1. mu:n n 1. луна the Moon - астр. Луна new moon - молодой месяц; новолуние full moon - полная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CRY — 1. kraı n 1. крик to give a cry - закричать 2. вопль, мольба to be deaf to smb.'s cries …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOON
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) крик, вопль Hearing the loud cry of "a man overboard" — Слыша громкий крик "человек за …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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