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# sad

«sad» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **unhappy, feeling sorrow, often wanting to cry** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (sad, sadder, saddest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sad means unhappy, feeling sorrow, often wanting to cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#m1)

2) Sad means making you feel unhappy: sad news, a sad film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#m2)

3) Sad (informal) can mean boring or embarrassing — can be unkind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#m3)

### sense 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

- 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://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x5)
- I felt sad when my goldfish died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x6)
- She looks sad — let's ask if she's okay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x7)
- This is the saddest film I've seen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x8)
- It's sad that the park is closing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x9)
- He was sad about leaving his friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x10)
- It's okay to be sad sometimes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x11)
- Draw a sad face and a happy face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x12)
- Sad to say, we lost the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x13)
- This made the boy very sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/#x14)

### note

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

### In the corpora

- [And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1279/)
- [If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.226/)
- [Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.13/)
- [A divorce can feel sad and also a relief, because a long, hard process is over.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/15-when-parents-separate/12/)
- [Behind a funny line about someone there may be a sad story, like old pets that died.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sad» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sad/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.