weary
To make or to become wearyTo make or to become weary.
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» Tom looks weary.
Tom sieht müde aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том має втомлений вигляд. — older
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1 sensesTo make or to become weary.
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Examples
57 sentencesTom looks weary.
Том має втомлений вигляд. — older
deTom sieht müde aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A foolish head makes for weary feet.
За дурною головою і ногам нема покою. — deniko
ruДурная голова ногам покоя не даёт. — salikh
Tom was weary.
deTom war müde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He is weary of his work.
Tom weary from his long flight.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg, *wōrag (“weary”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian wuurich (“weary, tired”), West Frisian wurch (“tired”), Dutch dialectal wurrig (“exhausted”), Old Saxon wōrig (“weary”), Old High German wōrag, wuarag (“drunken”), Latvian vārgs (“weak”), Lithuanian vergas (“slave”), Latvian vergs (“slave”).
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Forms
wearies, wearying, wearied, weariedSynonyms
20 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.