cry out
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cry out to be — ( ● cry … Useful english dictionary
cry out — verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy (Freq. 10) I won! he exclaimed Help! she cried I m here, the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost • Syn: ↑exclaim, ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cry out — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to appeal ) to cry out against; for (to cry out against injustice; to cry out for equal rights) 2) (d; intr., tr.) ( to shout ) to cry out to (he cried out to us to stop) * * * [ kraɪ aʊt] for (to cry out against injustice; to… … Combinatory dictionary
cry out — phrasal verb Word forms cry out : present tense I/you/we/they cry out he/she/it cries out present participle crying out past tense cried out past participle cried out 1) [intransitive] to make a loud noise because you are in pain or because you… … English dictionary
cry out — PHRASAL VERB If you cry out, you call out loudly because you are frightened, unhappy, or in pain. → See also cry 2) [V P in n] He was crying out in pain on the ground when the ambulance arrived... [V P] Hart cried out as his head struck rock … English dictionary
cry out — phr verb Cry out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑voice … Collocations dictionary
cry cry out something — ˌcry ˈout/ˌcry ˈout sth derived to shout sth loudly • She cried out for help. • She cried out his name. • + speech ‘Help!’ he cried out. Main entry: ↑cry … Useful english dictionary
cry out out something — ˌcry ˈout/ˌcry ˈout sth derived to shout sth loudly • She cried out for help. • She cried out his name. • + speech ‘Help!’ he cried out. Main entry: ↑cry … Useful english dictionary
cry\ out\ for — • cry (out) for v informal To need badly; be lacking in. It has not rained for two weeks and the garden is crying for it. The school is crying out for good teachers … Словарь американских идиом
cry out for something — cry out for (something) to need something badly. The conflict cries out for international action to resolve it … New idioms dictionary
