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{
"term": "sigh",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "sigh",
"heSheIt": "sighs"
},
"pastSimple": "sighed",
"pastParticiple": "sighed",
"ingForm": "sighing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to take and then let out a long deep breath that can be heard, to show that you are disappointed, sad, tired, etc.",
"sensetop": "sigh with something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **sighed deeply** at the thought."
},
{
"text": "She **sighed with relief** that it was all over.",
"contextForm": "sigh with something"
},
{
"text": "He sighed wearily as he looked at the pile of work."
},
{
"text": "She looked at her son and sighed happily."
},
{
"text": "She sighed heavily and sat down."
},
{
"text": "The girl watching him sighed dreamily."
},
{
"text": "He sighed in exasperation."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["deeply", "heavily", "softly"],
"preposition": ["in", "with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to say something with a sigh",
"sensetop": "+ speech",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Oh well, better luck next time,’ she sighed."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to make a long sound like a sigh",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the sighing of the wind through the trees"
},
{
"text": "branches sighing in the wind"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/saɪ/",
"audio": "si/sigh/sigh__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/saɪz/",
"audio": "si/sigh/sighs__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/saɪd/",
"audio": "si/sigh/sighed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "si/sigh/sighing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/saɪ/",
"audio": "si/sigh/sigh__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/saɪz/",
"audio": "si/sigh/sighs__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/saɪd/",
"audio": "si/sigh/sighed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "si/sigh/sighing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan."
}