cry out for something
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cry out for something — cry out for (something) to need something badly. The conflict cries out for international action to resolve it … New idioms dictionary
cry out for — (something) to need something badly. The conflict cries out for international action to resolve it … New idioms dictionary
cry out for — phrasal verb [transitive, usually progressive] Word forms cry out for : present tense I/you/we/they cry out for he/she/it cries out for present participle crying out for past tense cried out for past participle cried out for cry out for something … English dictionary
cry out for — verb need badly or desperately (Freq. 1) This question cries out for an answer • Syn: ↑cry for • Hypernyms: ↑necessitate, ↑ask, ↑postulate, ↑need, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cry out for — PHRASAL VERB If you say that something cries out for a particular thing or action, you mean that it needs that thing or action very much. [V P P n] This is a disgraceful state of affairs and cries out for a thorough investigation … English dictionary
cry out for — need something badly, be lacking The new room that he built cries out for a new set of furniture … Idioms and examples
ˌcry ˈout for sth — phrasal verb to need something a lot in a way that is obvious This room is crying out for some new furniture.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
cry out — verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy (Freq. 10) I won! he exclaimed Help! she cried I m here, the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost • Syn: ↑exclaim, ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cry out — phrasal verb Word forms cry out : present tense I/you/we/they cry out he/she/it cries out present participle crying out past tense cried out past participle cried out 1) [intransitive] to make a loud noise because you are in pain or because you… … English dictionary
cry cry out something — ˌcry ˈout/ˌcry ˈout sth derived to shout sth loudly • She cried out for help. • She cried out his name. • + speech ‘Help!’ he cried out. Main entry: ↑cry … Useful english dictionary
