English to afrikaans meaning of

sag

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "sag" hang af van sy woordsoort, wat 'n werkwoord of 'n selfstandige naamwoord kan wees.As 'n werkwoord beteken "sag" om te sink, buig of hang afwaarts, gewoonlik as gevolg van gewig of druk. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n afname in sterkte of kwaliteit. Voorbeeld: "Die ou rusbank het in die middel gesak."As 'n selfstandige naamwoord kan "sak" verwys na 'n hangende of sinkende deel van iets, soos 'n dak of 'n vloer. Voorbeeld: "Die dak het 'n merkbare sak in die middel gehad.""Sag" kan ook gebruik word in idiomatiese uitdrukkings, soos "sakkende geeste" ('n afname in moraal) of "sakkende ekonomie" ( 'n afname in ekonomiese aktiwiteit).

Synonyms

  1. droop

Sentence Examples

  1. The space was small, his legs were raised up the wall, his back against the other and like some untidy sack of spilled grain he had landed to sag onto the floor partly blocking the door.
  2. The Queen hissed hideously as he chopped off several of her legs, causing her body to sag to the floor.
  3. Her thoughts of Quinn fleeing her mind, her face returned to an unhealthy sag.
  4. Both were pulled taught, but Jack knew that as soon as any great weight was applied to them they would stretch and sag.
  5. A strong wind stirred the sea to angry waves, and the relentless rain so soaked the wooden dock it appeared to sag in the middle.
  6. His skin seemed to sag from his skull, sunken cheeks grotesquely overemphasizing the bones above.
  7. The bluster was missing, and she appeared to sag, as if part of her had previously been blown up but now the air had escaped.
  8. One of the crewmen put a hand on his shoulder as his whole body seemed to sag.
  9. The flesh of his body seemed to sag against his skeleton.
  10. Fifteen feet from the opening in the side of the helicopter, unable to see what was happening below his dangling feet, he felt something sag.
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