cry for

• Phrasal verb, das ein starkes Bedürfnis oder Verlangen nach etwas ausdrückt, oft dringend oder verzweifelt. Es bedeutet, etwas dringend zu benötigen oder lautstark zu fordern.

A phrasal verb used to indicate expressing a strong need or desire for something, often in a desperate or urgent manner.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Express a strong needinformal

   To urgently or desperately need something.

   Dringend brauchen

   • The garden is crying for water after the long drought.
   • This old house is crying for a fresh coat of paint.
   • The situation is crying for immediate attention.

   Synonymecall fordemandrequire

   Antonymedisdainspurn

2. Appeal for helpinformal

   To make a desperate plea or request for assistance or sympathy.

   Um Hilfe flehen

   • The child was crying for his mother in the crowd.
   • The victims are crying for justice.
   • He cried for help when he got lost in the woods.

   Synonymeask forbeseechcall forimploresolicit

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