sad to say

sad to say
sad to say phrase
used when talking about something that makes you unhappy

Sad to say, sport is more important than academic subjects at some universities.

Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret somethingsynonym
Main entry: sad

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unfortunately, regrettably

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  • sad to say — used when talking about something that makes you unhappy Sad to say, sport is more important than academic subjects at some universities …   English dictionary

  • Sad Songs (Say So Much) — Infobox Single Name = Sad Songs (Say So Much) Artist = Elton John from Album = Breaking Hearts B side = A Simple Man Released = May, 1984 Format …   Wikipedia

  • sad — [ sæd ] adjective *** 1. ) feeling unhappy, especially because something bad has happened: Reading her letter made us all feel a little sad. sad about: I felt sad about leaving him, but I had no choice. feel/be sad for someone: I feel sad for all …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sad — W3S2 [sæd] adj comparative sadder superlative saddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling unhappy)¦ 2¦(making you unhappy)¦ 3¦(not satisfactory)¦ 4¦(lonely)¦ 5¦(boring)¦ 6 sadder and/but wiser ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sad Song — may refer to different pieces of music: * Sad Song by Lou Reed on the 1973 album Berlin * Sad Song by Screaming Jets on the 1994 album The Screaming Jets * Sad Song by David Byrne on the 1994 album David Byrne * Sad Song (Oasis song) by Oasis… …   Wikipedia

  • sad — [[t]sæ̱d[/t]] ♦♦ sadder, saddest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ that/to inf, ADJ about n If you are sad, you feel unhappy, usually because something has happened that you do not like. The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling …   English dictionary

  • sad — adjective 1 UNHAPPY unhappy, but especially because something unpleasant has happened to you or someone else: What s the matter with him? He looks so sad. | be sad to do sth: I was sad to see them go in the end. (+ about): I was glad to be going… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sad */*/*/ — UK [sæd] / US adjective Word forms sad : adjective sad comparative sadder superlative saddest 1) feeling unhappy, especially because something bad has happened Reading her letter made us all feel a little sad. sad about: I felt sad about leaving… …   English dictionary

  • şay — (Ağcabədi, Cəbrayıl, Füzuli, Qazax, Mingəçevir, Oğuz, Şərur, Şuşa) şad, sevincli, şən. – Şay adamın ürəyində paxıllığ olmaz (Şuşa) ◊ Şay bilməx’ (Ağcabədi, Füzuli, Şuşa) – fəxr etmək. – Qona:m bizdə yeyib işsə, mən şay billəm (Ağcabədi); – Onun… …   Azərbaycan dilinin dialektoloji lüğəti

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