Pronunciation: /wiːp fɔːr/
verb To shed tears, typically in sorrow or distress
A1 She weeps for joy when she sees her family.
A2 The children weep for their lost pet.
B1 He weeps for his past mistakes and regrets.
B2 The entire nation weeps for the victims of the tragedy.
C1 The artist weeps for the beauty of the natural world.
C2 She weeps for the state of the world and its suffering.
preposition A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 I weep for my lost teddy bear.
A2 She weeps for her departed grandmother every night.
B1 The whole village wept for the victims of the natural disaster.
B2 He wept for the pain he had caused his family.
C1 The opera singer's performance was so moving that many in the audience wept for joy.
C2 As I read the tragic novel, I couldn't help but weep for the characters' suffering.
formal We should weep for those who have suffered great losses in the war.
informal I can't help but weep for my friend who just went through a tough breakup.
slang I saw that movie last night and it made me weep for days.
figurative When I think about the state of the environment, I weep for the future of our planet.
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