depressed

«depressed» in Mova's school dictionary: Very sad and without hope, often for a long time — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (depressed, more depressed); past form of verb depress (depress, depresses, depressed, depressing)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very sad and without hope, often for a long time. tree →

2) (health) Having the illness depression, which needs help from a doctor or counsellor. tree →

3) (of a place or economy) Poor, with few jobs or little business. tree →

4) Pushed down (a depressed button). tree →

5) Lower than the area around it (a depressed area of ground). tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and feelings: feeling depressed is serious; talk to a trusted adult. In everyday talk, people say «I'm so depressed» about small things, but real depression is an illness. In geography: a depressed town with closed factories. In science: press or depress a button or lever.

examples

• She felt depressed after her dog died. tree →
• If you feel depressed for a long time, tell someone you trust. tree →
• Depression is an illness that can be treated. tree →
• The town was depressed after the mine closed. tree →
• Depress the button to start the machine. tree →
• Rain on holiday is depressing! tree →
• But after she had been some time with Mother Holle she grew sad and depressed, and at first she hardly knew herself what was the matter. tree →

note

Depressed = how a person feels; depressing = what makes you feel that way (a depressing film). Noun: depression (also a low-pressure weather system). Sadness passes; depression lasts and needs help.

In the corpora

• "Going through a rough patch" can mean being depressed or in a mental health crisis, or simply having a hard time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «depressed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.