word-vault/dist/data/cards/sa/sad.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "sad",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "unhappy or showing unhappiness",
            "sensetop": "sad to do somethingsad that…sad about somethingsad at somethingsad for somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.",
                    "contextForm": "sad to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was sad that she had to go.",
                    "contextForm": "sad that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt terribly sad about it.",
                    "contextForm": "sad about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I won't pretend I'm not slightly sad at the idea of never seeing them again.",
                    "contextForm": "sad at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt so sad for her.",
                    "contextForm": "sad for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She looked sad and tired."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave a slight, sad smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The divorce left him **sadder and wiser** *(= having learned from the unpleasant experience)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was sad to see the series end."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I called Mum, sounding all sad and pathetic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was still feeling very sad about her father's death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This music always makes me sad."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "that makes you feel unhappy",
            "sensetop": "sad to do somethingsad (that)…",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sad story"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It was sad** to see them go.",
                    "contextForm": "sad to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It is sad** that so many of his paintings have been lost.",
                    "contextForm": "sad (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had some sad news yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a sad case—his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It will be a **sad day** for all of us if the theatre is forced to close."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Sad to say** *(= unfortunately)* the house has now been demolished."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a deeply sad occasion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I find it sad that our open spaces are disappearing."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "find something"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "unacceptable; deserving blame or criticism",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sad state of affairs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It's a sad fact that** many of those killed were children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **sad truth** is, he never loved her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sad thing is that the real situation is probably much worse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "deplorable"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "boring or not fashionable",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Our teenage son thinks we're very sad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who would buy a sad phone like that?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "in poor condition",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sæd/",
                "audio": "sa/sad/sad__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sæd/",
                "audio": "sa/sad/sad__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sæd ‘sated, weary’, also ‘weighty, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zat and German satt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin satis ‘enough’. The original meaning was replaced in Middle English by the senses ‘steadfast, firm’ and ‘serious, sober’, and later ‘sorrowful’."
}