"sadden" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsædən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sadden.wav Forms: saddens [present, singular, third-person], saddening [participle, present], saddened [participle, past], saddened [past]
Rhymes: -ædən Etymology: From Middle English saddenen, equivalent to sad + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saddenen}} Middle English saddenen, {{af|en|sad|-en|id2=inchoative}} sad + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} sadden (third-person singular simple present saddens, present participle saddening, simple past and past participle saddened)
  1. (transitive) To make sad or unhappy. Tags: transitive Translations (make sad or unhappy): أَحْزَنَ (ʔaḥzana) (Arabic), حَزَّن (ḥazzan) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), زَعَّل (zaʕʕal) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), goibeldu (Basque), натъжавам (natǎžavam) (Bulgarian), опечалявам (opečaljavam) (Bulgarian), entristir (Catalan), attrister (French), magoar (Galician), entristecer (Galician), დაღონება (daɣoneba) (Georgian), დამწუხრება (damc̣uxreba) (Georgian), დასევდიანება (dasevdianeba) (Georgian), betrüben (German), λυπώ (lypó) (Greek), העציב (he'etzív) (Hebrew), elszomorít (Hungarian), chagrenigar (Ido), memilukan (Indonesian), intristire (Italian), rattristare (Italian), rattristire (Italian), 슬프게 하다 (seulpeuge hada) (Korean), whakaaroha (Maori), whakapāhi (Maori), whakakiwakiwa (Maori), whakahinapōuri (Maori), entristesir (Occitan), gaddisiisuu (Oromo), smucić [imperfective] (Polish), zasmucać [imperfective] (Polish), zasmucić [perfective] (Polish), entristecer (Portuguese), întrista (Romanian), mâhni (Romanian), печа́лить (pečálitʹ) (Russian), опеча́ливать (opečálivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), опеча́лить (opečálitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), apenar (Spanish), entristecer (Spanish), contristar (Spanish), üzmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sadden-en-verb-jhzU84li Disambiguation of 'make sad or unhappy': 72 25 1 2
  2. (intransitive, rare) To become sad or unhappy. Tags: intransitive, rare Translations (become sad or unhappy): goibeldu (Basque), натъжавам се (natǎžavam se) (Bulgarian), опечалявам се (opečaljavam se) (Bulgarian), entristir-se (Catalan), traurig werden (German), betrüben (German), rattristarsi (Italian), intristire (Italian), 슬퍼지다 (seulpeojida) (Korean), whakapāhi (Maori), entristecer (Portuguese), üzülmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sadden-en-verb-NHzWSE7q Disambiguation of 'become sad or unhappy': 24 74 1 1
  3. (transitive, rare) To darken a color during dyeing. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-sadden-en-verb-i9883EHU
  4. (transitive) To render heavy or cohesive. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sadden-en-verb-wmRbuU-B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Oromo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 15 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 20 20 17 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 19 19 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 17 16 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 16 16 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 20 20 11 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 20 20 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 20 10 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 20 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 15 15 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 20 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 25 25 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 16 12 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 14 14 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 20 20 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations: 6 6 3 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 22 7 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 12 12 12 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 25 25 8 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 14 13 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 20 20 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 20 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 19 19 11 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Oromo translations: 19 19 12 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 26 13 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 25 8 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 20 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 14 13 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 15 14 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 20 20 10 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sadden up

Inflected forms

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          "text": "It saddens me to think that I might have hurt someone.",
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          "ref": "1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:",
          "text": "The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.",
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          "ref": "1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto VIII:",
          "text": "He saddens, all the magic light\n⁠Dies off at once from bower and hall,\n⁠And all the place is dark, and all\nThe chambers emptied of delight: […]",
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          "ref": "1999, Mary Ann Mitchell, Drawn To The Grave:",
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          "word": "goibeldu"
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          "word": "슬퍼지다"
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      "word": "დაღონება"
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      "word": "슬프게 하다"
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      "sense": "make sad or unhappy",
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      "word": "apenar"
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      "sense": "make sad or unhappy",
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      "word": "üzmek"
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      "code": "eu",
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      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
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      "word": "натъжавам се"
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      "word": "опечалявам се"
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      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
      "word": "entristir-se"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
      "word": "traurig werden"
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      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
      "word": "betrüben"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
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      "word": "intristire"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "seulpeojida",
      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
      "word": "슬퍼지다"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
      "word": "whakapāhi"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
      "word": "entristecer"
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      "sense": "become sad or unhappy",
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}

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