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shed a tear

/ˈʃɛdəˈtɪə/

shed a tear verb: to have a tear released, to cry (from sadness).

Verb

shed a tear (third-person singular simple present sheds a tear, present participle shedding a tear, simple past and past participle shed a tear)

  1. (idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)
  2. (Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang) To take a dram, or glass of spirits.
    • Now, in coming down here, I journeyed part of the way with a jolly old cock, who shed a tear with me every time the coach stopped […]1848, Thomas Frost, Paul the Poacher, page 118

shed a tear meaning in Sanskrit

shed a tear in Sanskrit

to cry
रोदिति roditi

Forms of shed a tear

third-person singular presentsheds a tear
present participleshedding a tear
past participleshed a tear
pastshed a tear

Questions about shed a tear

What does shed a tear mean?
Shed a tear means to have a tear released, to cry (from sadness).
What is shed a tear in Sanskrit?
Shed a tear in Sanskrit is रोदिति (roditi). See Shed a tear meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is shed a tear?
Shed a tear is a verb.
How do you pronounce shed a tear?
Shed a tear is pronounced /ˈʃɛdəˈtɪə/.
What is the past tense of shed a tear?
The past tense of shed a tear is shed a tear.

Words near shed a tear in the dictionary

  1. shecock
  2. shecocks
  3. sheconomies
  4. sheconomy
  5. shed
  6. shed a tear
  7. shed blood
  8. shed find
  9. shed finds
  10. shed light on
  11. shed light upon

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