cry off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krahy awf, of]
- /kraɪ ɔf, ɒf/
- /kraɪ ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krahy awf, of]
- /kraɪ ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of cry off words

phrasal verb cry off If you cry off, you tell someone that you cannot do something that you have agreed or arranged to do. 3
verb cry off to withdraw from or cancel (an agreement or arrangement) 3
noun cry off to withdraw from an agreement or undertaking 3
verb without object cry off to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears. 1
verb without object cry off to weep; shed tears, with or without sound. 1
verb without object cry off to call loudly; shout; yell (sometimes followed by out). 1

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Origin of cry off

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (v.) Middle English crien < Anglo-French, Old French crier < Vulgar Latin *crītāre for Latin quirītāre to cry out in protest, make a public cry; associated by folk etymology with Quirītēs Quirites; (noun) < Anglo-French, Old French cri, noun derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Cry off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cry off

cry off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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