Sad I Sæd Felt Adjective Hear Leaving Terribly

• we are very sad to hear that you are leaving.
• i was sad that she had to go.
• i felt terribly sad about it.
• i won't pretend i'm not slightly sad at the idea of never seeing them again.

sad

1. unhappy or showing unhappiness
• We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.
• I was sad that she had to go.
• I felt terribly sad about it.
• I won't pretend I'm not slightly sad at the idea of never seeing them again.
• I felt so sad for her.
• She looked sad and tired.
• He gave a slight, sad smile.
• The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience).
• I was sad to see the series end.

Extra Examples

• I called Mum, sounding all sad and pathetic.
• She was still feeling very sad about her father's death.
• This music always makes me sad.
2. that makes you feel unhappy
• a sad story
• It was sad to see them go.
• It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost.
• We had some sad news yesterday.
• He's a sad case—his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her.
• It will be a sad day for all of us if the theatre is forced to close.
• Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished.

Extra Examples

• a deeply sad occasion
• I find it sad that our open spaces are disappearing.
3. unacceptable; deserving blame or criticism
• SYNONYM deplorable
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/deplorable
• a sad state of affairs
• It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children.
• The sad truth is, he never loved her.
• The sad thing is that the real situation is probably much worse.
• It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together.
4. boring or not fashionable
• You sad old man.
• You'd have to be sad to wear a shirt like that.
5. in poor condition
• The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce.

Word Origin

• Old English sæd ‘sated, weary’, also ‘weighty, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zat and German satt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin satis ‘enough’. The original meaning was replaced in Middle English by the senses ‘steadfast, firm’ and ‘serious, sober’, and later ‘sorrowful’.