"wept" meaning in English

See wept in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /wɛpt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-wept.wav [UK], en-us-wept.ogg [US] Forms: weeped [alternative, nonstandard, poetic]
Rhymes: -ɛpt Etymology: Etymology tree English weep English -t English wept From weep + -t. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|weep|-t|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English weep English -t English wept From weep + -t. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wept
  1. simple past and past participle of weep Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: weep

Alternative forms

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