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sadden

/ˈsæd.ən/

saddenverb

saddened

Past Simple

saddened

Past Participle

saddening

Gerund

/ˈsæd.ən/

Translations

It would sadden me to see you leave.

Меня огорчило бы видеть, как ты уходишь.

The news of the accident will sadden everyone.

Новость об аварии опечалит всех.

Additional translations

Definitions

To cause someone to feel sorrow or unhappiness.

The news of the accident saddened everyone in the office.

To become sorrowful or unhappy.

He saddened at the thought of leaving his hometown.

To make or become darker, duller, or less cheerful in appearance or atmosphere.

The approaching storm saddened the sky, turning it a brooding shade of gray.

Synonyms

Antonyms

saddenpast participle

Definitions

Feeling or affected by sadness; distressed or sorrowful.

She looked at the empty playground with a saddened expression.

saddengerund / present participle

Definitions

Causing sadness; depressing.

The documentary painted a saddening picture of poverty.