Meaning

3 senses
  1. A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.

    Seufzen, Seufzer

    вздохvzdox

    зітха́нняzitxánnja, по́дихpódyx

  2. (figuratively)A manifestation of grief; a lament.

    вздохvzdox

  3. (Cockney, slang)A person who is bored.

    a sound like a person sighing

Examples

208 sentences
  1. Tom sighed again.

    Том знову позіхнув. — deniko

    ruТом снова вздохнул. — marafon

    deTom seufzte erneut. — Felixjp

  2. She sighed over her unhappy fate.

    deSie seufzte ob ihres traurigen Schicksals. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom breathed a sigh of relief.

    ruТом вздохнул с облегчением. — marafon

  4. Tom let out a big sigh.

  5. Tom gave a sigh of relief.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English sighe (“sigh”), from sighen (“to sigh”) (see ).

From Middle English sighe (“sigh”), from sighen (“to sigh”) (see ).

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Forms

plural: sighs
Singularsigh
Pluralsighs

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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