hear a cry — perceive a cry with one's ears
More collocations
More collocations with cry (8)
loud cry
a cry that can be heard clearly at a distance
give a cry
emit a single cry
desperate cry
a cry expressing urgent need or hopelessness
sharp cry
a brief, sudden, high-pitched cry
suppress a cry
hold back or prevent a cry from escaping
stifle a cry
muffle or choke back a cry
insistent cry
A repeated or persistent call that strongly attracts attention.
inarticulate cry
a loud expression of feeling that contains no clear words
More collocations with hear (6)
hear the news
to receive information about a recent event
hear a knock
perceive the sound of someone knocking on a door
hear about
to receive information or news about something
hear from
to receive contact, news, or communication from someone
hear back
to receive a reply or response from someone you contacted
hear of
to have knowledge that someone or something exists
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car