sigh

CEFRB1

/saɪ/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    To breathe out slowly because of tiredness, relief, or sadness.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To lament; to grieve.

Examples

  • Light shines on my sigh of doubt.

  • Once outside, I gave a deep sigh of relief.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.

verb

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. To make a sound like sighing.

More examples

In context

  • He sighed. It was going to be a long night.

  • When she saw it wasn't damaged, she sighed with relief.

  • He sighed over the lost opportunity.

Synonyms

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After the long hike, he sat down and gave a very tired blank.

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Origin

noun

From 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”).