sadden
verb /ˈsædn/
/ˈsædn/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sadden | /ˈsædn/ /ˈsædn/ |
| he / she / it saddens | /ˈsædnz/ /ˈsædnz/ |
| past simple saddened | /ˈsædnd/ /ˈsædnd/ |
| past participle saddened | /ˈsædnd/ /ˈsædnd/ |
| -ing form saddening | /ˈsædnɪŋ/ /ˈsædnɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody sad
- sadden somebody We were deeply saddened by the news of her death.
- sadden somebody to do something Fans were saddened to see the former champion play so badly.
- it saddens somebody that… It saddened her that people could be so cruel.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- greatly
- profoundly
- …