American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wept
IPA transcription: ['wɛpt]
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Verb
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shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
“She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death”
“The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs”
Usage examples
- He had never even wept in front of his own sheep.
- But the marketplace was empty, and he was far from home, so he wept.
- The man wept with happiness.
- They must have been swept away by the chaotic currents.
- Give four stars to Windswept House: A Vatican Novel
- But the marketplace was empty, and he was far from home, so he wept.
- Other times, the crew is swept up in a galaxy-spanning or truly intergalactic conflict.
- The Red Sox were swept in that series.
- But the marketplace was empty, and he was far from home, so he wept.
- He had never even wept in front of his own sheep.