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itkeä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bewail verb To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • cry verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  • lament verb To express deep sorrow or regret over something.
  • wail verb To cry out loudly in grief, pain, or sorrow.
  • weep verb To cry, especially with sobbing, as an expression of strong emotion.

Senses

itkeä is used for these senses in English:

  • bewail To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • cry (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep. Especially in anger or sadness
  • shed a tear (idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)
  • weep To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.

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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