sigh
To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel itTo inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
» Tom sighed again.
Tom seufzte erneut. — Felixjp
Том снова вздохнул. — marafon
Том знову позіхнув. — deniko
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(intransitive)To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
When she saw it wasn't damaged, she sighed with relief.
He sighed. It was going to be a long night.
seufzen
вздыха́тьvzdyxátʹ, вздохну́тьvzdoxnútʹ
зітха́тиzitxáty, зітхну́тиzitxnúty, здиха́тиzdyxáty
(intransitive)To lament; to grieve.
вздыха́тьvzdyxátʹ, вздохну́тьvzdoxnútʹ
зітха́тиzitxáty
(transitive)To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
utter with a sigh
(intransitive)To make a sound like sighing.
The wind sighed in the trees.
seufzen
вздыха́тьvzdyxátʹ, вздохну́тьvzdoxnútʹ
(transitive)To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan.
sigh a note and sing a note
вздыха́тьvzdyxátʹ, вздохну́тьvzdoxnútʹ
(transitive)To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
"I guess I have no choice," she sighed.
She sighed her frustrations.
вздыха́тьvzdyxátʹ, вздохну́тьvzdoxnútʹ
Examples
208 sentencesTom sighed again.
Том знову позіхнув. — deniko
ruТом снова вздохнул. — marafon
deTom seufzte erneut. — Felixjp
She sighed over her unhappy fate.
deSie seufzte ob ihres traurigen Schicksals. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom breathed a sigh of relief.
ruТом вздохнул с облегчением. — marafon
Tom let out a big sigh.
Tom gave a sigh of relief.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sighen (“to sigh”), back-formation from sighte, past tense form of sikFrom Middle English sighen (“to sigh”), back-formation from sighte, past tense form of siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour out”).
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Forms
sighs, sighing, sighed, sighedSynonyms
36 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.