Толковый словарь английского языка - sigh
Sigh
sigh
I. verb Etymology: Middle English sihen, alteration of sichen, from Old English sīcan; akin to Middle Dutch versiken to ~ Date: 13th century intransitive verb to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief), to make a sound like ~ing , grieve , yearn , transitive verb to express by ~s, to utter ~s over ; mourn , ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century an often involuntary act of ~ing especially when expressing an emotion or feeling (as weariness or relief), the sound of gently moving or escaping air
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. emit a long deep audible breath expressive of sadness, weariness, longing, relief, etc. 2 intr. (foll. by for) yearn for (a lost person or thing). 3 tr. utter or express with sighs ('Never!' he sighed). 4 intr. (of the wind etc.) make a sound like sighing. --n. 1 the act or an instance of sighing. 2 a sound made in sighing (a sigh of relief). Etymology: ME sihen etc., prob. back-form. f. sihte past of sihen f. OE sican ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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