{
    "term": "sigh",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "sigh",
            "heSheIt": "sighs"
        },
        "pastSimple": "sighed",
        "pastParticiple": "sighed",
        "ingForm": "sighing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to take and then let out a long deep breath that can be heard, to show that you are disappointed, sad, tired, etc.",
            "sensetop": "sigh with something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **sighed deeply** at the thought."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **sighed with relief** that it was all over.",
                    "contextForm": "sigh with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sighed wearily as he looked at the pile of work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She looked at her son and sighed happily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sighed heavily and sat down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The girl watching him sighed dreamily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sighed in exasperation."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deeply", "heavily", "softly"],
                "preposition": ["in", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to say something with a sigh",
            "sensetop": "+ speech",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Oh well, better luck next time,’ she sighed."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make a long sound like a sigh",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the sighing of the wind through the trees"
                },
                {
                    "text": "branches sighing in the wind"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪ/",
                "audio": "si/sigh/sigh__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪz/",
                "audio": "si/sigh/sighs__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪd/",
                "audio": "si/sigh/sighed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "si/sigh/sighing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪ/",
                "audio": "si/sigh/sigh__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪz/",
                "audio": "si/sigh/sighs__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪd/",
                "audio": "si/sigh/sighed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "si/sigh/sighing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan."
}