"move someone to tears" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: moves someone to tears [present, singular, third-person], moving someone to tears [participle, present], moved someone to tears [participle, past], moved someone to tears [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|move<> someone to tears}} move someone to tears (third-person singular simple present moves someone to tears, present participle moving someone to tears, simple past and past participle moved someone to tears)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive, especially passive voice) to cause to cry Tags: idiomatic, transitive Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: reduce someone to tears Translations (to cause to cry): gözyaşlarına boğmak (Turkish)
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