sadden

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsædən/

Verb

transitive intransitive rare

(transitive) To make sad or unhappy. / (intransitive, rare) To become sad or unhappy. / (transitive, rare) To darken a color during dyeing. / (transitive) To render heavy or cohesive.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）～を悲しくさせる、憂鬱にさせる / （自動詞、稀な用法）悲しくなる、憂鬱になる / （他動詞、稀な用法）染色時に色を暗くする / （他動詞）重みを持たせる、凝集性を与える

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It would sadden her to learn that the festival was canceled.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

祭りが中止になったと知ったら、それは彼女を悲しませるだろう。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive) To make sad or unhappy.

1717, Alexander Pope, “Eloisa to Abelard”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot,[…], published 1717, OCLC 43265629:

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