sag
pronunciation
How to pronounce sag in British English:
UK [sæɡ]
How to pronounce sag in American English:
US [sæɡ]
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- Noun:
- a shape that sags
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- Verb:
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- cause to sag
Word Origin
- sag
- sag: [15] There are several Scandinavian verbs that bear a strong resemblance to sag, including Swedish sacka and Danish sakke, and it seems likely that one of these was borrowed into Middle Low German as sacken ‘settle, subside’, and subsequently found its way into English as sag (whose original meaning was ‘subside’)
- sag (v.)
- late 14c., possibly from a Scandinavian source related to Old Norse sokkva "to sink," or from Middle Low German sacken "to settle, sink" (as dregs in wine), from denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic base *senkwanan "to sink" (see sink (v.)). A general North Sea Germanic word (compare Dutch zakken, Swedish sacka, Danish sakke). Of body parts from 1560s; of clothes from 1590s. Related: Sagged; sagging.
- sag (n.)
- 1580s, in nautical use, from sag (v.). From 1727 of landforms; 1861 of wires, cables, etc.
Example
- 1. Clearly everyone feels good about winning , while emotions sag at failure .
- 2. That way his self-esteem won 't sag and he 'll understand that it 's okay to make mistakes sometimes .
- 3. Germany could probably shoulder its share but france , with public debt of over 80 % of gdp , would sag .
- 4. Windows sag over 150 years , window frames loosen , walls move and doorways slip .
- 5. Separate research by prof chun , for example , suggests that if employees are more satisfied than customers with the company , profits tend to rise , whereas if customers are happier than staff , profits tend to sag .