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cry on

cry on verb: to call on; to invoke.

Verb

cry on (third-person singular simple present cries on, present participle crying on, simple past and past participle cried on)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To call on; to invoke.

Forms of cry on

third-person singular presentcries on
present participlecrying on
past participlecried on
pastcried on

Questions about cry on

What does cry on mean?
Cry on means to call on; to invoke.
What part of speech is cry on?
Cry on is a verb.
What is the past tense of cry on?
The past tense of cry on is cried on.

Words near cry on in the dictionary

  1. cry into one's beer
  2. cry it out
  3. cry like a baby
  4. cry like a little girl
  5. cry off
  6. cry on
  7. cry one's eyes out
  8. cry oneself to sleep
  9. cry out
  10. cry out for
  11. cry over spilt milk

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