cry for

• Verbo compuesto que expresa una necesidad o deseo intenso de algo, a menudo de manera desesperada o urgente; también puede referirse a pedir o implorar con vehemencia.

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

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Express a strong needinformal

   To urgently or desperately need something.

   pedir a gritos

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscall fordemandrequire

   Antónimosdisdainspurn

2. Appeal for helpinformal

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

   Pedir auxilio

   • 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.

   Sinónimosask forbeseechcall forimploresolicit

Verbo basecry