Meaning of "sadden" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SADDEN

sadden  [ˈsædən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SADDEN

Sadden is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sadden in English.

WHAT DOES SADDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sadness

Sadness is emotional pain associated with, or characterized by feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, helplessness and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. Crying is often an indication of sadness. Sadness is one of the "six basic emotions" described by Paul Ekman, along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust.

Definition of sadden in the English dictionary

The definition of sadden in the dictionary is to make or become sad.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SADDEN

PRESENT

Present

I sadden

you sadden

he/she/it saddens

we sadden

you sadden

they sadden

Present continuous

I am saddening

you are saddening

he/she/it is saddening

we are saddening

you are saddening

they are saddening

Present perfect

I have saddened

you have saddened

he/she/it has saddened

we have saddened

you have saddened

they have saddened

Present perfect continuous

I have been saddening

you have been saddening

he/she/it has been saddening

we have been saddening

you have been saddening

they have been saddening

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I saddened

you saddened

he/she/it saddened

we saddened

you saddened

they saddened

Past continuous

I was saddening

you were saddening

he/she/it was saddening

we were saddening

you were saddening

they were saddening

Past perfect

I had saddened

you had saddened

he/she/it had saddened

we had saddened

you had saddened

they had saddened

Past perfect continuous

I had been saddening

you had been saddening

he/she/it had been saddening

we had been saddening

you had been saddening

they had been saddening

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sadden

you will sadden

he/she/it will sadden

we will sadden

you will sadden

they will sadden

Future continuous

I will be saddening

you will be saddening

he/she/it will be saddening

we will be saddening

you will be saddening

they will be saddening

Future perfect

I will have saddened

you will have saddened

he/she/it will have saddened

we will have saddened

you will have saddened

they will have saddened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been saddening

you will have been saddening

he/she/it will have been saddening

we will have been saddening

you will have been saddening

they will have been saddening

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sadden

you would sadden

he/she/it would sadden

we would sadden

you would sadden

they would sadden

Conditional continuous

I would be saddening

you would be saddening

he/she/it would be saddening

we would be saddening

you would be saddening

they would be saddening

Conditional perfect

I would have sadden

you would have sadden

he/she/it would have sadden

we would have sadden

you would have sadden

they would have sadden

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been saddening

you would have been saddening

he/she/it would have been saddening

we would have been saddening

you would have been saddening

they would have been saddening

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sadden
we let´s sadden
you sadden

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sadden

Past participle

saddened

Present Participle

saddening

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SADDEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sadden» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sadden

aggrieve · cast down · deject · depress · desolate · dispirit · distress · grieve · upset

TRANSLATION OF SADDEN

Find out the translation of sadden to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sadden from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sadden» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 使悲伤
• Translator English - Spanish: entristecer
• English: sadden
• Translator English - Hindi: उदास
• Translator English - Arabic: تحزن
• Translator English - Russian: печалить
• Translator English - Portuguese: entristecer
• Translator English - Bengali: বিকৃত
• Translator English - French: attrister
• Translator English - Malay: Sedih
• Translator English - German: betrüben
• Translator English - Japanese: 悲しませる
• Translator English - Korean: 슬프게 하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Sadden
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phiền muộn
• Translator English - Tamil: துயருறச்
• Translator English - Marathi: दुःखी
• Translator English - Turkish: hüzünlendirmek
• Translator English - Italian: rattristare
• Translator English - Polish: zasmucać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: засмучувати
• Translator English - Romanian: întrista
• Translator English - Greek: τρομοκρατώντας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: treur nie
• Translator English - Swedish: sadden
• Translator English - Norwegian: sadden

QUOTES WITH «SADDEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sadden.

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Zane Grey

I see so much more than I used to see. The effect has been to depress and sadden and hurt me terribly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SADDEN»

Discover the use of sadden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sadden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Portsmouth: In Defence of the Realm

Well illustrated by carefully selected engravings and rare photographs, many never previously published, this book will undoubtedly become the standard work; essential to interested residents and visitors and of great value to naval and ...

John Sadden, 2010

The Semantic Salience Hierarchy Model: The L2 Acquisition of ...

However, the results of the pairwise comparisons showed that all groups distinguished between delight and sadden, not between delight and worry, and all groups except the advanced group did not distinguish between worry and sadden.

Jingyu Zhang, 2007

EuroWordNet: A multilingual database with lexical semantic ...

... or Y is an adjective to sadden causes (to be) sad to sadden has (to be) sad as a consequence to sadden leads (someone) (to be) sad *(to be) sad causes to sadden *(to be) sad has to sadden as a consequence *(to be) sad leads ( someone) ...

Piek Vossen, 1998

Edward FitzGerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: A Critical Edition

A Critical Edition Omar Khayyam Christopher Decker. xxxix. How long, how long, in infinite Pursuit 1859 Of This and That endeavour and dispute? Better be merry with the fruitful Grape Than sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit. LVI. Waste not ...

Omar Khayyam, Christopher Decker, 1997

ONE HEART TO ANOTHER

Too many years of our life spent together Not all of it was bliss Our love, I thought, would last forever And most of it, I'll miss Never in my wildest dreams Did I know itwould endwith such a scheme I never knew our sadden hearts Would ...

Annette Whitaker, 2010

Ritual and Belief in Morocco:

January is called yenm'iyer or yenndz'r (Fez), nudz'r (Ait Sadden, Igli'wa), z'nne'z'r (Aglu) ; February, yefiniyer (Fez), Zmfira'z'r (Ait Saddén), kofira'z'r (Ait Warain), braz'r (Igliwa) ; March, mars (Fez), mar; (Ait Sadden, Igli'wa); April, yefiril (Fez), ...

Edward Westermarck, 2013

Portsmouth Through Time

John Sadden. jOHN SADDEN PORTSMOUTH THROUGH TIME PORTSMOUTH THROUGH TIME John Sadden AMBERLEY PUBLISHING Acknowledgements Thanks are. Front Cover.

John Sadden, 2013

The Oasis of Love

I sit alone and disguised, Hiding amongst sadden eyes, Recapping yesterdays memories awaiting its tomorrows, Escaping frozen fragments of time wallowing within sorrow. I have wished to love a thousand years, So that maybe I could see,  ...

Ken Warner, 2011

The Mettle of the Pasture (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

"You must not go away. You must be reconciled, to him. Otherwise it will sadden your whole summer. And it will sadden his." "Sadden, the whole summer," she repeated, "a summer? It will sadden a life. If there is eternity, it will sadden eternity.

James Lane Allen, 2008

Race-Class Relations and Integration in Secondary Education: ...

Burt Sadden (1963–1967), interview with the author, July 26, 2004: “Did you participate in extracurricular activities?” “No . . . it was go to school and work. After school it was always try to find part-time work, to help the family, and to survive. . . a ...

Caroline Eick, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SADDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sadden is used in the context of the following news items.

Fish kill would sadden V. Rogers

On July 5, I was saddened and sickened by the sight of many dead fish floating on the water. According to a local worker at the local sewage plant, the fish kill is ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jul 15»

News stories sadden, upset reader

Periodically there are news items in The Gazette that trouble me. For instance, the public voting down the jail levy for more space, or how about when we turned ... «Billings Gazette, Jun 15»

Slayings sadden Jewish groups

On behalf of Robert Lesser, chairman of the Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut (JFACT), myself and the seven Jewish Federations of Connecticut ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jun 15»

Satirical cartoons sadden and amuse

Satirical cartoons sadden and amuse ... of life with a humorous touch, attracting fans who are both amused and saddened by their satirical, but realistic work. «Taipei Times, Jun 15»

Indonesia executions: 'Saddened' Lindsay Sandiford 'could be next'

Lindsay Sandiford from Cheltenham said she was saddened to learn of the deaths of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan. Her lawyer, Craig Tuck, said Ms ... «BBC News, Apr 15»

Circus elephants will no longer sadden audiences at Ringling Bros …

The “Greatest Show on Earth” will no longer include elephants. The iconic American institution Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has said it will ... «Quartz, Mar 15»

Pope Francis, saddened by shooting of 14-year-old boy in …

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis is urging Venezuelans to pull together for the common good of their nation after the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy ... «Fox News Latino, Mar 15»

Remakes sadden Teletubbies creator

The co-creator of the Teletubbies has criticised TV bosses for reviving a glut of former children's shows, from Thunderbirds to The Wombles. «Irish Independent, Feb 15»

Matt Williams: Scrum will be key and that should simply sadden us

I try not to speak negatively about rugby. It has given me so much and I have seen it give so generously to others. There is a saying, that your best mates will tell ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»

Broadcast media shake-ups shock, stun, sadden viewers

Broadcast media shake-ups shock, stun, sadden viewers. Adam Parker Email Facebook @adamlparker. Feb 15 2015 12:01 am. Jon Stewart (clockwise from top ... «Charleston Post Courier, Feb 15»