Hello Alina! I agree with James but I would like to add that "to cry" could be to make a sound driven by extreme emotion or to "cry out" in anguish not only to cry with tears. And to my understanding "to weep" is a more intense than "to cry". We can pretend to cry but I think its a little more difficult to pretend "to weep" as it is in a very heartfelt way or in an uncontrolled manner - perhaps because when we weep our emotions are not under control and in that moment we are so overwhelmed by emotion that we actually don't care how we look or sound. I hope that helps!

Hi Alina. For me the difference between these two words is the tone and frequency of how they are used. "Weep" seems much more formal and also quite old-fashioned. It's often found in novels or old movies. "Cry" is much more neutral and much more common. It's used more in everyday speech. Compare "Juliet wept when Romeo died" with "I watched 'Romeo and Juliet' the other day. I cried so much when Romeo died". I hope this helps!

To weep is more of a literary verb, such as "she wept bitterly" it has a connotation the the tears are free flowing and heavy and also usually that something with emotional significance has caused those tears. To cry (tears) is anytime that tears are coming out of a person's eyes. Why are you crying? Because I was chopping an onion. I started to cry at the wedding. Both of these examples here would not generally merit use of the word weep. Additionally in English cry can have other meanings such as for a person or an animal to cry out (a sound),

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