English dictionary
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English verb: sadden | |||
| 1. | sadden (emotion) make unhappy | ||
| Samples | The news of her death saddened me. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will sadden him, The performance is likely to sadden Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | weigh down, weigh on | ||
| Cause | sadden | ||
| Antonyms | gladden, joy | ||
| 2. | sadden (emotion) come to feel sad | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
| Antonyms | gladden | ||
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