Collocations for weep - verb
ADVERB
quietly,
silently,
softly
loudly
openly
The people wept openly when his death was announced.
loudly
openly
The people wept openly when his death was announced.
bitterly
inconsolably (esp. BrE), uncontrollably
His grandmother was weeping uncontrollably.
inconsolably (esp. BrE), uncontrollably
His grandmother was weeping uncontrollably.
copiously
(esp. BrE)
almost, nearly
a little
almost, nearly
a little
PREPOSITION
at
He wanted to weep at the unfairness of it all.
He wanted to weep at the unfairness of it all.
for
I felt I could have wept for joy.
He was weeping, in effect, for a lost age of innocence.
I felt I could have wept for joy.
He was weeping, in effect, for a lost age of innocence.
over
We had wept over the death of our parents.
We had wept over the death of our parents.
with
She almost wept with happiness.
She almost wept with happiness.
PHRASES
break down and weep
Several of the soldiers broke down and wept.
Several of the soldiers broke down and wept.
weep and wail
The mourners followed the funeral procession, weeping and wailing.
The mourners followed the funeral procession, weeping and wailing.
weep buckets
(= weep a lot)
Weep is used with these nouns as the object:
tear
tear