NOT KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY

Meaning of NOT KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY in English

( informal ) to be unable to decide how to react to a bad or unfortunate situation

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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English interlingue dictionary
WHETHER — I. |(h)wethə(r) also (|)(h)wəth- pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæther, hwether; akin to Old High German hwedar which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAUGH — I. ˈlaf, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ-, -ä- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English laughen, from Old English hliehhan, hlehhan, hlæhan; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈn(y)ü ; or dialect knowed ˈnōd ; known ˈnōn sometimes -ōən ; also dialect knowed …
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
WHETHER — (conj.) In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others …
Английский словарь Webster
WHETHER — ( conj. ) In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHETHER — /hwedh"euhr, wedh"-/ , conj. 1. (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAUGH — /laf, lahf/ , v.i. 1. to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOW — know 1 — knower , n. /noh/ , v. , knew, known, knowing , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or …
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
WHETHER — I. ˈhwe-thər, ˈwe-, (ˌ)(h)wə- pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæther, hwether; akin to Old High German hwedar which …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAUGH — I. ˈlaf, ˈläf verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachēn to laugh Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
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
WHETHER — pron which (of two); which one (of two); used interrogatively and relatively. 2. whether ·conj in case; if; …
Webster English vocab
LAUGH
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KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
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CRY — vi a pack of hounds. 2. cry ·vi common report; fame. 3. cry ·vi importunate supplication. 4. cry ·vi outcry; …
Webster English vocab
WHETHER — [wheth.er] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaether, hwether; akin to OHG hwedar which of two, L uter, Gk poteros, OE hwa …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAUGH — [laugh] vb [ME, fr. OE hliehhan; akin to OHG lachen to laugh] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to show mirth, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNOW — [know] vb knew ; known ; know.ing [ME, fr. OE cnawan; akin to OHG bichnaan to recognize, L gnoscere, noscere …
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
WHETHER — whether BrE AmE ˈweð ə ˈhweð- AmE \ - ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHETHER — / ˈweðə(r); NAmE / conjunction 1. used to express a doubt or choice between two possibilities : He seemed undecided …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAUGH
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KNOW
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CRY — / kraɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cries , cry·ing , cried , cried ) 1. cry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHETHER — wheth ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈweðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwæther , hwether …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAUGH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
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
WHETHER — conj. introducing the first or both of alternative possibilities (I doubt whether it matters; I do not know whether they …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAUGH — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
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
WHETHER — conj. introducing the first or both of alternative possibilities (I doubt whether it matters; I do not know whether they …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAUGH — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOW — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
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
WHETHER — conj. introducing the first or both of alternative possibilities (I doubt whether it matters; I do not know whether they …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
LAUGH — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Oxford English vocab
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1. tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
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
WHETHER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use whether when you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAUGH — ( laughs, laughing, laughed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
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KNOW — ( knows, knowing, knew, known) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
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CRY — ( cries, crying, cried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
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WHETHER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ when you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHETHER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
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NOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAUGH
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KNOW
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CRY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cry/howl/bellow etc of rage ▪ She remembered his cries of rage as he …
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