- unhappy or showing unhappiness
- sad to do something We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.
- sad that… I was sad that she had to go.
- sad about something I felt terribly sad about it.
- sad at something I won't pretend I'm not slightly sad at the idea of never seeing them again.
- sad for somebody/something I felt so sad for her.
- She looked sad and tired.
- He gave a slight, sad smile.
- The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience).
- I was sad to see the series end.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa1- I called Mum, sounding all sad and pathetic.
- She was still feeling very sad about her father's death.
- This music always makes me sad.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- that makes you feel unhappy
- a sad story
- sad to do something It was sad to see them go.
- sad (that)… It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost.
- We had some sad news yesterday.
- He's a sad case—his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her.
- It will be a sad day for all of us if the theatre is forced to close.
- Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished.
Extra Examples- a deeply sad occasion
- I find it sad that our open spaces are disappearing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- find something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- unacceptable; deserving blame or criticism synonym deplorable
- a sad state of affairs
- It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children.
- The sad truth is, he never loved her.
- The sad thing is that the real situation is probably much worse.
- It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together.
- (informal) boring or not fashionable
- Our teenage son thinks we're very sad.
- Who would buy a sad phone like that?
- in poor condition
- The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce.
see also sadly, sadness
unhappy
unacceptable
boring
in poor condition
Word OriginOld 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’.
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