cry out for in English

Forms: cries out for [present, singular, third-person], crying out for [participle, present], cried out for [participle, past], cried out for [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: cry + out + for Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cry out for (third-person singular simple present cries out for, present participle crying out for, simple past and past participle cried out for)

Inflected forms

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{
  "etymology_text": "cry + out + for",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cries out for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crying out for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cried out for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cried out for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "cry out for (third-person singular simple present cries out for, present participle crying out for, simple past and past participle cried out for)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (for)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (out)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This state of affairs is crying out for an independent investigation.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1964 July, Mary Allen, “A Woman's View of the New Coaches”, in Modern Railways, page 9",
          "text": "The pull-out or pull-down tables and litter bins in every compartment and seating bay are amenities which women, particularly those with young children, have been crying out for almost as long as railways have been in operation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be in urgent need (of)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cry_out_for-en-verb-HwMt3CuF",
      "links": [
        [
          "urgent",
          "urgent"
        ],
        [
          "need",
          "need"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cry out for"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "cry + out + for",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cries out for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crying out for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cried out for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cried out for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "cry out for (third-person singular simple present cries out for, present participle crying out for, simple past and past participle cried out for)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs with particle (for)",
        "English phrasal verbs with particle (out)",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This state of affairs is crying out for an independent investigation.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1964 July, Mary Allen, “A Woman's View of the New Coaches”, in Modern Railways, page 9",
          "text": "The pull-out or pull-down tables and litter bins in every compartment and seating bay are amenities which women, particularly those with young children, have been crying out for almost as long as railways have been in operation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be in urgent need (of)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "urgent",
          "urgent"
        ],
        [
          "need",
          "need"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cry out for"
}

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"cry out for" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms