wept
[ wept ]
/ wɛpt /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weep1.
Words nearby wept
wentletrap,
wentworth,
wentworth scale,
wenzel,
wenzhou,
wept,
were,
weren't,
werewolf,
werewolves,
werfel
Definition for wept (2 of 2)
weep
1
[ weep ]
/ wip /
verb (used without object), wept, weep·ing.
verb (used with object), wept, weep·ing.
noun
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
the exudation of water or liquid.
Origin of weep
1
before 900; Middle English
wepen, Old English
wēpan to wail; cognate with Gothic
wōpjan to call, Old Norse
æpa to cry out
SYNONYMS FOR weep
Example sentences from the Web for wept
British Dictionary definitions for wept (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for wept (2 of 2)
weep
/ (wiːp) /
verb weeps, weeping or wept
to shed (tears) as an expression of grief or unhappiness
(tr foll by out)
to utter, shedding tears
(when intr, foll by for)
to mourn or lament (for something)
to exude (drops of liquid)
(intr)
(of a wound, etc) to exude a watery or serous fluid
noun
a spell of weeping
Word Origin for weep
Old English
wēpan; related to Gothic
wōpjan, Old High German
wuofan, Old Slavonic
vabiti to call