sigh
verb /saɪ/
/saɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sigh | /saɪ/ /saɪ/ |
| he / she / it sighs | /saɪz/ /saɪz/ |
| past simple sighed | /saɪd/ /saɪd/ |
| past participle sighed | /saɪd/ /saɪd/ |
| -ing form sighing | /ˈsaɪɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to take and then let out a long deep breath that can be heard, to show that you are disappointed, sad, tired, etc.
- He sighed deeply at the thought.
- sigh with something She sighed with relief that it was all over.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- He sighed wearily as he looked at the pile of work.
- She looked at her son and sighed happily.
- She sighed heavily and sat down.
- The girl watching him sighed dreamily.
- He sighed in exasperation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- heavily
- softly
- …
- in
- with
- [transitive] + speech to say something with a sigh
- ‘Oh well, better luck next time,’ she sighed.
- [intransitive] (literary) (especially of the wind) to make a long sound like a sigh
- the sighing of the wind through the trees
- branches sighing in the wind
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan.