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Collocations for weep - verb

ADV.

copiously | loudly | quietly, silently | openly, unashamedly
The people wept openly when his death was announced.
bitterly | inconsolably, uncontrollably
His grandmother was weeping uncontrollably.
almost | a little

VERB + WEEP

begin to, start to | want to | make sb

PREP.

at
He wanted to weep at the unfairness of it all.
for
I felt I could have wept for joy. | weeping for someone who has died
over
We had wept over the death of our parents.
with
She almost wept with happiness.

PHRASES

break down and weep
Several of the soldiers broke down and wept.
weep and wail
The mourners followed the funeral procession, weeping and wailing.
weep buckets
(informal) (= weep a lot)

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