WEEP


Meaning of WEEP in English

■ verb ( past and past participle wept )

1》 shed tears.

↘ archaic mourn for; shed tears over.

2》 exude liquid.

3》 [as adjective ~ing ] used in names of tree and shrub varieties with drooping branches, e.g. ~ing cherry .

■ noun a spell of shedding tears.

Derivatives

~ing noun & adjective

~ingly adverb

Origin

OE wēpan (v.), of Gmc origin, prob. imitative.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.