Meaning 1neutral · 82%
To release an audible, prolonged breath that often expresses a feeling.
Natural examples
Nach dem langen Anruf seufzte er erleichtert.
After the long call, he sighed with relief.
Sie seufzte über die schlechte Nachricht.
She sighed over the bad news.
Vor der Prüfung seufzte der Schüler nervös.
The student sighed nervously before the exam.
Usage note
Seufzen forms the perfect with haben: hat geseufzt. It often appears with über, vor, or wegen.
Mini-lesson: seufzen
To release an audible, prolonged breath that often expresses a feeling. Seufzen forms the perfect with haben: hat geseufzt. It often appears with über, vor, or wegen.
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