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Learn to pronounce sad·den

/ˈsad(ə)n/
verb
cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy.
"he was greatly saddened by the death of his only son"
synonyms: depress, dispirit, dishearten, grieve, desolate, discourage, upset, get down, bring down, cast down, dash, dampen someone's spirits, cast a gloom on, bring tears to someone's eyes, break someone's heart, make someone's heart bleed, deject

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The meaning of SADDEN is to make sad. How to use sadden in a sentence.
to make someone sad or unhappy: It saddened me to learn of your father's death. (Definition of sadden from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary)
Sadden definition: to make or become sad. . See examples of SADDEN used in a sentence.
verb. Definition of saddens. present tense third-person singular of sadden. as in depresses. to make sad the arrival of winter always saddens me.
To sadden is to make someone feel sad, or to become sad. The death of a beloved dog is likely to sadden the whole family.
If something saddens you, it makes you feel sad. The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly. Synonyms: upset, depress, distress, grieve.
5 days ago · to make someone sad: [ + to infinitive ] It saddens me to think that we'll never see her again. We are deeply saddened by this devastating tragedy.
SADDEN meaning: 1 : to cause (someone) to be sad; 2 : to become sad to show sadness.
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 ...
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb sadden, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...