Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sigh
Participle: sighed
Gerund: sighing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | sigh |
| you | sigh |
| he;she;it | sighs |
| we | sigh |
| you | sigh |
| they | sigh |
Perfect
| I | have sighed |
| you | have sighed |
| he;she;it | has sighed |
| we | have sighed |
| you | have sighed |
| they | have sighed |
Past
| I | sighed |
| you | sighed |
| he;she;it | sighed |
| we | sighed |
| you | sighed |
| they | sighed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sighed |
| you | had sighed |
| he;she;it | had sighed |
| we | had sighed |
| you | had sighed |
| they | had sighed |
Future
| I | will sigh |
| you | will sigh |
| he;she;it | will sigh |
| we | will sigh |
| you | will sigh |
| they | will sigh |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sighed |
| you | will have sighed |
| he;she;it | will have sighed |
| we | will have sighed |
| you | will have sighed |
| they | will have sighed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sigh |
| you | sigh |
| he;she;it | sigh |
| we | sigh |
| you | sigh |
| they | sigh |
Perfect
| I | have sighed |
| you | have sighed |
| he;she;it | have sighed |
| we | have sighed |
| you | have sighed |
| they | have sighed |
Imperfect
| I | sighed |
| you | sighed |
| he;she;it | sighed |
| we | sighed |
| you | sighed |
| they | sighed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sighed |
| you | had sighed |
| he;she;it | had sighed |
| we | had sighed |
| you | had sighed |
| they | had sighed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sigh |
| you | would sigh |
| he;she;it | would sigh |
| we | would sigh |
| you | would sigh |
| they | would sigh |
Perfect
| I | would have sighed |
| you | would have sighed |
| he;she;it | would have sighed |
| we | would have sighed |
| you | would have sighed |
| they | would have sighed |
Imperative
| you | sigh |
| we | Let's sigh |
| you | sigh |
Verbs conjugated like 'sigh'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sigh'
high,
nigh,
sight,
sign,
besigh,
big,
bigg,
dich,
dig,
dight,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To make a sound like sighing (a series of deep, prolonged audible breaths).
- sough
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English sighen (“to sigh”), back-formation from sighte, past tense form of siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour out”). See: Middle English '
sighen'.
Sample Sentences
-
[...] ’ t were, ” said the trader, jocularly; “ and, then, I 'm ready to do anything in reason to ’ blige friends; but this yer, you see, is a leetle too hard on a fellow—a leetle too hard. ” The trader sighed contemplatively, and poured out some more brandy.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
‘His signs were expressive: and the strictly natural language, laughing, crying, sighing, kissing, embracing, &c., was perfect.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
-
He gazed about him—Heaven only knows how wearily ! — as he said these words; and in the act of doing so, fell into a strange stare as if he had forgotten something. A moment afterwards he sighed heavily, put on his spectacles, and went about his work again.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
-
[...] frantic. If Mammy felt the interest in me she ought to, she'd wake easier,—of course, she would. I 've heard of people who had such devoted servants, but it never was _my_ luck; ” and Marie sighed.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
“ I see, ” said Simeon, sighing; “ I pray it come not to that. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
Eva sighed again, and walked up stairs with a slow and melancholy step.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
[...] me of a millennium that was coming, when Christ should reign, and all men should be free and happy. And she taught me, when I was a boy, to pray, ’ thy kingdom come. ’ Sometimes I think all this sighing, and groaning, and stirring among the dry bones foretells what she used to tell me was coming. But who may abide the day of His appearing ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
[...] that it would not have been so very absurd a supposition, to have allowed her capable of managing, as Mr. Shelby supposed. Her heart was set on performing her promise to Tom and Aunt Chloe, and she sighed as discouragements thickened around her.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
[...] of hair cut off and lying by her, her father's averted face, and Marie's sobs, struck at once upon the feelings of a sensitive and impressible race; and, as they came in, they looked one on another, sighed, and shook their heads. There was a deep silence, like that of a funeral.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
Tom sighed heavily. “ It seems to be given to children, and poor, honest fellows, like you, to see what we ca n't, ” said St. Clare. “ How comes it ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
[ exhales sharply ] [ sighs heavily ] [ speaking indistinctly ]
(Tacoma)
-
Thank you. Okay. [ Nick sighs ] I know it's scary when the other dogs are here, but it's just you and me.
(Heartstopper Forever)
-
if it's tearing us apart ? [ sighs ] I think I should work elsewhere.
(23 000 Lives)
-
Come on. Luis, there. [ sighs ] We'll never make it. Yes, you will. -[♪ Heroic music plays ] -Go !
(Descendants: Wicked Wonderland)
-
[ sighs heavily ] There's too much at stake. [ film crackling ]
(The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist)