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English → English (gcide) Definition: To cry you mercy Cry \Cry\ (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cried (kr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crying.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. Quarrel a brawl, Querulous.] 1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore. [1913 Webster] And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice. -- Matt. xxvii. 46. [1913 Webster] Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee. -- Ps. xxviii. 2. [1913 Webster] The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord. --Is. xl. 3. [1913 Webster] Some cried after him to return. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child. [1913 Webster] Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. --Is. lxv. 14. [1913 Webster] I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's apparel and to cry like a woman. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals. [1913 Webster] The young ravens which cry. --Ps. cxlvii. 9. [1913 Webster] In a cowslip's bell I lie There I couch when owls do cry. --Shak. [1913 Webster] To cry on or To cry upon, to call upon the name of; to beseech. “No longer on Saint Denis will we cry.” --Shak. To cry out. (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. (b) To complain loudly; to lament. To cry out against, to complain loudly of; to censure; to blame. To cry out on or To cry out upon, to denounce; to censure. “Cries out upon abuses.” --Shak. To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore. To cry you mercy, to beg your pardon. “I cry you mercy, madam; was it you?” --Shak. [1913 Webster]