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# sag

verb (sag, sags, sagged, sagging); noun (a sag — uncountable or countable)

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

## Everyday

1. To sink or hang down in the middle because of weight or because it is old or tired: the shelf sagged under the books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#m1)
2. To become weaker or lower: my spirits sagged; sales sagged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#m2)
3. (noun) A place where something sinks down, or a drop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life old sofas, mattresses, tents and washing lines sag. In stories a character's shoulders sag when they are sad, tired or give up. In science and design lessons a bridge or shelf that sags shows the load is too heavy. Phrases: sag in the middle, shoulders sagged, a sagging roof.

### Examples

- The washing line sagged under the wet towels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#x1)
- Our old sofa sags in the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#x2)
- His shoulders sagged when he heard the bad news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#x3)
- The tent sagged after the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#x4)
- Put a support in the middle so the bridge doesn't sag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#x5)
- Her energy sagged by the end of the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sag/#x6)

### Note

Past: sagged (double the g); -ing: sagging. "Saggy" is an informal adjective (saggy socks). Do not confuse with "saga" (a long story).

## On Mova

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