sadden

1. (transitive)To make sad or unhappy.

   It saddens me to think that I might have hurt someone.

   I was saddened that you felt so little for me.

   betrüben

   печа́литьpečálitʹ, опеча́ливатьopečálivatʹ, опеча́литьopečálitʹ

   make unhappy

2. (intransitive, rare)To become sad or unhappy.

   traurig werden, sich betrüben

   come to feel sad

3. (rare, transitive)To darken a color during dyeing.

4. (transitive)To render heavy, hard, or cohesive; to compress or thicken.

1. It saddens me to see this happening again.

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2. It saddens me to see how much you've misunderstood us.

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3. It saddens me that all we can do is sit here and wait.

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4. Tom was saddened by the tragedy.

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5. I'm truly saddened by this news.

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