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sigh  (s)

v. sighed, sigh·ing, sighs

v.intr.

1.

a. To exhale audibly in a long deep breath, as in weariness or relief.

b. To emit a similar sound: willows sighing in the wind.

2. To feel longing or grief; yearn: sighing for their lost youth.

v.tr.

1. To express with or as if with an audible exhalation.

2. Archaic To lament.

n.

The act or sound of sighing.

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[Middle English sighen, probably back-formation from sighte, past tense of siken, to sigh, from Old English scan.]

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sigher n.

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sigh [saɪ]

vb

1. (intr) to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc.

2. (intr) to make a sound resembling this trees sighing in the wind

3. (intr; often foll by for) to yearn, long, or pine

4. (tr) to utter or express with sighing

n

the act or sound of sighing

[Old English sīcan, of obscure origin]

sigher  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sigh - an utterance made by exhaling audibly suspiration utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
	2.	sigh - a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	sigh - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" suspire breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
	2.	sigh - utter with a sigh let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

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sigh

verb

1. breathe out, exhale, moan, suspire (archaic) Dad sighed and stood up.

2. moan, complain, groan, mourn, grieve, lament, sorrow `Everyone forgets,' she sighed.

3. rustle, whisper, murmur, sough The wind sighed through the valley.

noun

exhalation, moan, groan She heaved a weary sigh.

sigh for something or someone long for, yearn for, pine for, mourn for, languish over, eat your heart out over sighing for the good old days

Translations

sigh [saɪ]

A. N [of person] → suspiro m; [of wind] → susurro m, gemido m
to give or heave a sigh → dar un suspiro
to breathe a sigh of relief → suspirar aliviado, dar un suspiro de alivio

B. VI [person] → suspirar; [wind] → susurrar
to sigh for → suspirar por

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sigh [ˈsaɪ]

n → soupir m
to breathe a sigh of relief → pousser un soupir de soulagement

vi → soupirer, pousser un soupir

vt → soupirer

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sigh

n (of person) → Seufzer m; (of wind, = murmur) → Säuseln nt no pl; (= moan) → Seufzen nt no pl (liter); a sigh of relief → ein Seufzer m → der Erleichterung ? breathe

vi → seufzen; (wind, = murmur) → säuseln; (= moan) → seufzen (liter); to sigh with relief → erleichtert aufatmen; to sigh with pleasure → vor Vergnügen seufzen; to sigh for somebody/something → sich nach jdm/etw sehnen

vt → seufzen

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sigh [saɪ]

1. n (of person) → sospiro; (of wind) → sussurro
Daphne heaved a sigh of relief → Daphne tirò un sospiro di sollievo

2. vi to sigh (with) → sospirare (di)
to sigh over (sth lost) → piangere su

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sigh [saɪ]

1. n (of person) → sospiro; (of wind) → sussurro
Daphne heaved a sigh of relief → Daphne tirò un sospiro di sollievo

2. vi to sigh (with) → sospirare (di)
to sigh over (sth lost) → piangere su

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sigh

v sigh [sai]

1 to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc She sighed with exasperation. sug يَتَنَهَّد، يَتَحَسَّر въздишамъхвам vzdychnout si sukke seufzen αναστενάζω suspirar ohkama آه كشيدن huokaista soupirer לְהֵיאָנַח आह भरना uzdahnuti sóhajt menghela napas andvarpa sospirare ため息をつく 한숨 쉬다 atsidusti nopūsties mengeluh zuchten sukke, trekke et sukk wzdychać suspirar a ofta вздыхать vzdychnúť si vzdihovati uzdahnuti sucka ถอนหายใจ iç çekmek, göğüs geçirmek 嘆息 зітхати آہ بھرنا thở dài 叹息声

2 to say, or express, with sighs I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed. sug يَقولُ مُتَنَهِّداً vzdychat sukke seufzen λέω αναστενάζοντας suspirar, susurrar ohates ütlema حسرت خوردن huokaista soupirer לְהֵיאָנַח आह भर कर कुछ कहना izreći što u uzdasima, dahnuti sóhajtozva elpanaszol mendesah stynja (dire con un sospiro) ため息をついて言う ...을 탄식하며[] 말하다 atsidusti, dūsauti teikt ar nopūtu; izdvest mengeluh zuchten sukke wzdychać suspirar a suspina вздыхать vzdychať vzdihovati uzdahnuti sucka คร่ำครวญ iç çekerek söylemek 嘆息地說 зітхати آہوں میں کہنا nói cái gì với tiếng thở dài 叹息地说

n

an act of sighing. sug تَنَهُّد въздишка povzdech suk der Seufzer αναστεναγμός suspiro ohe آه huokaus soupir אֲנָחָה आह, उसास, उच्छ्वास uzdah, uzdisaj sóhaj(tás) desahan andvarp, stuna sospiro ため息 함숨 쉼 atsidusimas, atodūsis, dūsavimas nopūta keluhan zucht sukk(ing) westchnienie suspiro suspin вздох povzdych vzdih uzdisaj suck การถอนหายใจ iç çekme, göğüs geçirme 嘆息 зітхання آہ cái/sự thở dài 叹息

heave a sigh

to sigh She heaved a sigh of relief when she found her purse. sug van verligting يَتَنَهَّد، يُطْلِقُ تَنْهيدَةً въздишам с облекчение oddychnout si drage et lettelsens suk einen Seufzer ausstoßen αναστενάζω dar un suspiro sügavalt ohkama حسرت داشتن päästää huokaus pousser un soupir לְהֵיאָנַח आह भरना duboko uzdahnuti sóhajt menghela napas andvarpa emettere un sospiro ため息をつく 한숨을 쉬다 sunkiai atsidusti, atsidūsėti (smagi) nopūsties mengeluh lega een zucht slaken trekke et sukk wzdychać dar um suspiro a ofta вздохнуть vydýchnuť si vzdihniti uzdahnuti dra en suck ถอนหายใจ iç çekmek, göğüs geçirmek 發出嘆息 зітхати چین کی سانس thở dài 发出一声叹息

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sigh → تنهيدة, يَتنهَد povzdech, vzdychnout suk, sukke seufzen, Seufzer αναστεναγμός, αναστενάζω suspirar, suspiro huokaista, huokaus soupir, soupirer uzdah, uzdahnuti sospirare, sospiro ため息, ため息をつく 한숨, 한숨 쉬다 zucht, zuchten sukk, sukke westchnąć, westchnienie suspirar, suspiro вздох, вздыхать suck, sucka การถอนหายใจ, ถอนหายใจ iç çekme, iç geçirmek thở dài, tiếng thở dài 叹息, 叹息声