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# sad

adjective (sad, sadder, saddest)

«sad» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sad means unhappy, feeling sorrow, often wanting to cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#m1)
2. Sad means making you feel unhappy: sad news, a sad film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#m2)
3. Sad (informal) can mean boring or embarrassing — can be unkind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#m3)

### In the lessons

In feelings lessons, sadness is a normal feeling after loss, disappointment or loneliness; talking, crying, rest and comfort help, and if you feel sad for a long time tell a trusted adult. In stories, sad moments make readers care about characters. Phrases: «feel sad», «sad about», «sad to say», «sad face».

### Examples

- I felt sad when my goldfish died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x1)
- She looks sad — let's ask if she's okay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x2)
- This is the saddest film I've seen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x3)
- It's sad that the park is closing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x4)
- He was sad about leaving his friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x5)
- It's okay to be sad sometimes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x6)
- Draw a sad face and a happy face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x7)
- Sad to say, we lost the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x8)
- This made the boy very sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/#x9)

### Note

Double d: sadder, saddest. Noun: «sadness»; adverb: «sadly». Opposite: happy, glad. «Sadly» can also mean «unfortunately»: «Sadly, it rained».

## In Jewish tradition

In feelings lessons, sadness is a normal feeling after loss, disappointment or loneliness; talking, crying, rest and comfort help, and if you feel sad for a long time tell a trusted adult. In stories, sad moments make readers care about characters. Phrases: «feel sad», «sad about», «sad to say», «sad face».

### Examples

- And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. (Torah GEN.40.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x1)
- And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his master's house, saying: 'Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?' (Torah GEN.40.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x2)
- Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. (Writings NEH.2.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x3)
- If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer', (Writings JOB.9.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x4)
- And she said: 'Let thy servant find favour in thy sight.' So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. (Prophets 1SA.1.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x5)

### Note

Double d: sadder, saddest. Noun: «sadness»; adverb: «sadly». Opposite: happy, glad. «Sadly» can also mean «unfortunately»: «Sadly, it rained».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sad» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sad/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sad» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sad.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sad» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sad» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sad.html) on Mova free.