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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Cry at...

Hi,

She cried at what she had become as she looked in the mirror at her disheveled hair and clothing.

What does 'cried at' mean here?

Is 'at' in 'cried at' a correct word?

Thanks.
  

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'Cried' here means 'expressed sadness, either internally or externally'. 'Cried at' is correct; we can use the structure with various emotions: She cried at her failures She laughed at his efforts She was angry at his intransigence She was elated at her success etc.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Cried' here means 'expressed sadness, either internally or externally'.
  • 'Cried at' is correct; we can use the structure with various emotions: She cried at her failures She laughed at his efforts She was angry at his intransigence She was elated at her success etc.
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'Cried' here means 'expressed sadness, either internally or externally'. 'Cried at' is correct; we can use the structure with various emotions:

She cried at her failures
She laughed at his efforts
She was angry at his intransigence
She was elated at her success

etc.
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at is fine = shed tears over/because of
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