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wept

American  
[wept] / wɛpt /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of weep.

wept British  
/ wɛpt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of weep

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That’s the shortest verse in the King James Version, consisting of only two words: “Jesus wept.”

From Los Angeles Times

You held me as I wept, loving me as I loved you.

From Literature

As it was played to the jury, Warren wept in the dock and did not watch.

From BBC

She wept in a way she had not wept before, for love torn away and protection failed and unbearable mistakes.

From Literature

Recalling her decision to come to IS territory, a Bosnian woman broke down and wept.

From BBC

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