sag
verb/sæɡ/
/sæɡ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sag | /sæɡ/ /sæɡ/ |
| he / she / it sags | /sæɡz/ /sæɡz/ |
| past simple sagged | /sæɡd/ /sæɡd/ |
| past participle sagged | /sæɡd/ /sæɡd/ |
| -ing form sagging | /ˈsæɡɪŋ/ /ˈsæɡɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to hang or bend down in the middle, especially because of weight or pressure
- a sagging roof
- The tent began to sag under the weight of the rain.
- Your skin starts to sag as you get older.
- Her shoulders sagged in defeat.
Extra Examples- The shelf sagged under the weight of hundreds of volumes.
- a mattress that was beginning to sag in the middle
- Helga's body sagged forward.
- Martin sighed and sagged back in his chair.
- She sagged against the door.
- She seemed to visibly sag at the thought of what lay ahead.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a bit
- slightly
- visibly
- …
- against
- under
- sag in the middle
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- [intransitive] to become weaker or fewer
- Their share of the vote sagged badly at the last election.
- We tried to revive her sagging spirits.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): apparently related to Middle Low German sacken, Dutch zakken ‘subside’.
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