weep
verb (used without object)
to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry.
has wept
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present perfectof weep (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Nay has had to bury the children of his former Madison high school classmates and has wept with those families, as well as many others — because everybody knows everybody here.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2018
When we part 90 minutes later, he has wept three times, referenced astral chart movements as though the zodiac were the Dow Jones, and cited various psychics as unimpeachable authorities.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2018
He was the promoter behind that fatal boxing event, and he has wept over Aljahmi’s death.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2016
Cindy has wept on the stand several times at the trial; each time, posts on various Anthony feeds and pages spike to hundreds per minute.
From Time ● Jun. 16, 2011
Even before she has wept out her childish tears, when she finds herself the wife of a rich and noble man, she will be consoled for her sorrows, as if awakened from a dream.
From Peter Schlemihl by John Bowring
