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sigh for — To yearn for • • • Main Entry: ↑sigh … Useful english dictionary
sigh for — literary yearn for. → sigh … English new terms dictionary
sigh — ► VERB 1) let out a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, etc. 2) (sigh for) literary yearn for. ► NOUN ▪ an act of sighing, or a sound resembling this. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
sigh — sigh1 [saı] v [: Old English; Origin: sican] 1.) to breathe in and out making a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired etc ▪ Well, there s nothing we can do about it now, she sighed. sigh heavily/deeply ▪ Frankie stared … Dictionary of contemporary English
sigh — 1 verb (I) 1 to breathe in and out making a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired etc: “Well, there s nothing we can do about it now,” she sighed. | sigh heavily/deeply: Frankie stared out of the window and sighed… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sigh — noun 1》 a long, deep, audible exhalation expressing sadness, tiredness, relief, etc. 2》 a sound resembling this. verb 1》 emit a sigh. 2》 (sigh for) literary yearn for. Origin ME (as v.): prob. a back form. from sighte, past tense of siche, sike,… … English new terms dictionary
sigh — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, ache, artificial respiration, aspirate, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, bark, bated breath, bawl, bellow, bemoan, bewail, blare, blat, blow, blubber, boom, bray, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard,… … Moby Thesaurus
Sigh (band) — Sigh Sigh performing at Jaxx Nightclub in September 2008 Background information Origin Tokyo, Japan … Wikipedia
Sigh — Концерт Sigh, сентябрь 2008 Основная инфо … Википедия
sigh´ing|ly — sigh «sy», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to let out a very long, deep breath because one is sad, tired, or relieved: »We heard her sigh with relief. 2. to make a sound like a sigh: »The wind sighed in the treetops. Nought but a lovely sighing of the wind… … Useful english dictionary
