Main Entry:

weep

Pronunciation:

\ˈwēp\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

wept \ˈwept\ ; weep·ing

Etymology:

Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan; akin to Old High German wuoffan to weep, Serbian & Croatian vapiti to cry out

Date:

before 12th century

transitive verb1: to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears : bewail <weeping the sins and errors of his youth — Edward Gibbon>2: to pour forth (tears) from the eyes3: to exude (a fluid) slowly : ooze <a tree weeping sap>intransitive verb1: to express passion (as grief) by shedding tears2 a: to give off or leak fluid slowly : ooze bof a fluid : to flow sluggishly or in drops3: to droop over : bend