saddened

CEFRB1

/sˈædənd/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Made to feel unhappy or disappointed.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of sadden

Examples

  • They were very saddened to hear of his death.

  • I am deeply saddened to know that your father has died.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The whole town was blank by the tragic news of the factory fire.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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