heartbroken

«heartbroken» in Mova's school dictionary: Extremely sad, usually because someone you love has died… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (heartbroken)

meaning for a pupil

Extremely sad, usually because someone you love has died or left, or because of a great disappointment. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it shows deep sadness: when a pet dies, a friend moves away, or a dream fails. It tells the reader the character's grief is strong. Phrases: be heartbroken, heartbroken by, left heartbroken.

examples

• Lily was heartbroken when her old dog died. tree →
• He was heartbroken when his best friend moved to another country. tree →
• The team were heartbroken after losing the final. tree →
• Grandpa was heartbroken after Grandma passed away. tree →
• She was heartbroken to find her sandcastle washed away. tree →
• The heartbroken boy cried all night. tree →
• The poor Marionette was heartbroken at reading these words. tree →

note

Related: heartbreak (noun), heartbreaking (causing great sadness). Stronger than «sad» or «upset». It does not mean anything is wrong with the actual heart.

In the corpora

• Glum, sad, miserable and heartbroken all mean unhappy, but each a different amount.
• Someone who is heartbroken is very sad because a boyfriend or girlfriend has ended things; being gentle and giving them space helps.

Trees and pragmatics

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