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cridar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  • cry verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  • scream noun A loud, high-pitched cry expressing strong emotion such as fear, pain, or excitement.
  • shout verb To say something loudly, especially to express strong emotion or get attention.
  • summon verb To officially call people to come together or appear somewhere.
  • telephone verb To call someone or pass on information using a phone.

Senses

cridar is used for these senses in English:

  • call (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
  • call To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
  • scream (intransitive, also, figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
  • shout (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
  • summon (transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
  • telephone (ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.

call — full definition

  1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
  3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
  4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
  5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

cry — full definition

  1. verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  2. verb To shout or call out loudly.
  3. noun An act of shedding tears.
  4. noun A loud shout or call.

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