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The Greek word for to cry is
κλαίω





to cry



Translations for to cry and their definitions

κραυγή
     1. n-f. scream, shout, yell


κλαίω
     1. v. (most senses) cry, weep (shed tears)
           Το παιδί έκλαιγε γιατί έπεσε κάτω. - The child was crying because he fell down.
           Οι γονείς μου κλάψανε από χαρά όταν άκουσαν τα καλά νέα. - My parents wept for joy when they heard the good news.
     2. v. water, run (as when cutting onions etc)
           Τα μάτια κλαίνε όταν καθαρίζει κανείς κρεμμύδια. - The eyes water when one is peeling onions.
     3. v. mourn, grieve for (a person or thing)
           Ολόκληρο το χωριό τον έκλαψε όταν πέθανε. - The entire village mourned him when he died.
           Έκλαψε την χαμένη της νιότη. - She grieved for her lost youth.
     4. v. feel sorry for (a person or thing)
           Τον κλαίω με όλα αυτά που του έγιναν. - I feel sorry for him for all that happened to him.
     5. v. crying with laughter


κλάμα
     1. n-n. cry, weep (act of crying)


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