wept
v.v. the past tense of weep, which means to cry because you are very sad.
v. the past tense and past participle of 'weep'; describes the act of shedding tears, typically as an expression of deep sorrow or grief.
She sat by the window and wept quietly.
The crowd wept openly as the national anthem played during the memorial service for the fallen soldiers.
Having lost everything in the fire, the old man sat upon the charred remains of his porch and wept for the memories that could never be replaced.
From weep + -t.
Often used in literary or formal contexts rather than everyday conversation; functions as an intransitive verb but can take a cognate object (e.g., 'wept bitter tears').
He weeped when he heard the news.He wept when he heard the news.'Weep' is an irregular verb; the past tense is 'wept', not 'weeped'.