Past tense of sigh
regular verb
The past tense of sigh is sighed. The past participle is also sighed.
Forms of sigh
| Base form (V1) | sigh /saɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sighed /saɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sighed /saɪd/ |
| Present participle | sighing /ˈsaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | sighs /saɪz/ |
Sighed in a sentence
- When she saw it wasn't damaged, she sighed with relief.
- He sighed. It was going to be a long night.
- He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."From the entry done
- Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.From the entry romantic
- He sighed, snuffed out his cigarette, and got back to work.From the entry snuff out
Meaning of sigh
- verb To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
- verb To lament; to grieve.
- verb To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
Questions about the past tense of sigh
- What is the past tense of sigh?
- The past tense of sigh is sighed.
- What is the past participle of sigh?
- The past participle of sigh is sighed.
- Is sigh a regular or irregular verb?
- Sigh is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sigh (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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