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| κλαίω |
| 1. v. (most senses) cry, weep (shed tears) |
| Το παιδί έκλαιγε γιατί έπεσε κάτω. - The child was crying because he fell down. |
| Οι γονείς μου κλάψανε από χαρά όταν άκουσαν τα καλά νέα. - My parents wept for joy when they heard the good news. |
| 2. v. water, run (as when cutting onions etc) |
| Τα μάτια κλαίνε όταν καθαρίζει κανείς κρεμμύδια. - The eyes water when one is peeling onions. |
| 3. v. mourn, grieve for (a person or thing) |
| Ολόκληρο το χωριό τον έκλαψε όταν πέθανε. - The entire village mourned him when he died. |
| Έκλαψε την χαμένη της νιότη. - She grieved for her lost youth. |
| 4. v. feel sorry for (a person or thing) |
| Τον κλαίω με όλα αυτά που του έγιναν. - I feel sorry for him for all that happened to him. |
| 5. v. crying with laughter |
