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burst into tears

burst into tears verb: to suddenly start crying or sobbing.

Verb

burst into tears (third-person singular simple present bursts into tears, present participle bursting into tears, simple past and past participle burst into tears)

  1. (idiomatic) To suddenly start crying or sobbing.

burst into tears meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Vietnamese

burst into tears in Bengali

হঠাৎ কান্নায় ভেঙে পড়া

burst into tears in Arabic

suddenly start crying
فجأة بدأ يبكي

burst into tears in Vietnamese

suddenly start crying
oà

Forms of burst into tears

third-person singular presentbursts into tears
present participlebursting into tears
past participleburst into tears
pastburst into tears

Questions about burst into tears

What does burst into tears mean?
Burst into tears means to suddenly start crying or sobbing.
What is burst into tears in Bengali?
Burst into tears in Bengali is হঠাৎ কান্নায় ভেঙে পড়া. See Burst into tears meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is burst into tears?
Burst into tears is a verb.
What is the past tense of burst into tears?
The past tense of burst into tears is burst into tears.

Words near burst into tears in the dictionary

  1. burst in
  2. burst into
  3. burst into flame
  4. burst into flames
  5. burst into flower
  6. burst into tears
  7. burst mode
  8. burst noise
  9. burst noises
  10. burst out
  11. burst out laughing

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