sigh

«sigh» in Mova's school dictionary: to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (sigh, sighs, sighed, sighing); noun (a sigh, sighs)

meaning for a pupil

1) To sigh is to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are tired, sad, bored or relieved. tree →

2) A sigh is that long, loud breath. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a sigh tells the reader how a character feels: «She sighed with relief» (glad), «He sighed sadly» (sad or tired). Phrases: «a sigh of relief», «sigh deeply», «breathe a sigh of relief».

examples

• She gave a big sigh when she saw the homework. tree →
• We sighed with relief when the dog came home. tree →
• «Not again,» he sighed. tree →
• The tired runner sat down with a sigh. tree →
• Mum sighed when she saw the muddy floor. tree →
• The wind sighed through the trees. tree →
• "No," said Jane, with a sigh. tree →

note

Pronounced like «sy» (rhymes with «my»); the «gh» is silent. Past: «sighed». Don't confuse with «sign» or «sight».

In the corpora

• They find the Mock Turtle sitting sad and lonely on a ledge of rock, sighing as if his heart would break.
• Then he heaves a long, long sigh, flattens his hair down neatly, and goes quietly downstairs to his guests.
• «Then he heaved a deep sigh; a long, long, long sigh.»
• Mom signed it, sighed, and they made a homework plan.
• Gareth makes Leon pancakes every Saturday and sits through his fractions without sighing.

Trees and pragmatics

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